{"id":43979,"date":"2025-06-16T01:36:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T01:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=43979"},"modified":"2025-06-16T01:36:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T01:36:28","slug":"kotoko-beat-golden-kick-to-secure-10th-mtn-fa-cup-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/kotoko-beat-golden-kick-to-secure-10th-mtn-fa-cup-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Kotoko beat Golden Kick to secure 10th MTN FA Cup title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ghana Premier League club Kotoko&#8217;s supremacy aided them to victory over Division One side Golden Kick FC on Sunday, June 15, 2025, at the University of Ghana Sports Stadium.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kwame Poku&#8217;s brace did the magic for the Porcupine Warriors as Blessing Ege&#8217;s consolation marked a consolation for Fiifi Hanson Parker&#8217;s side.<\/p>\n<p>The Porcupine Warriors started the match with intense energy and were rewarded as Kwame Opoku rose highest to an Albert Amoah corner kick in the 16th minute.<br \/>\nBless Ege&#8217;s brilliant free-kick leveled things up for his side in the 33rd minute to end the first half, 1-1.<br \/>\nWith minutes to end the second half the game tied at 1-1. 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