The 2024/2025 MTN FA Cup enters the most crucial stage this weekend at Tarkwa TnA Football Park which was specially selected to host the Semi Finals.
The semi-finals kick off on Saturday with an all-second division clash between Attram de Visser and Golden Kicks – two Accra based division one sides not popular in the Tarkwa area.
But the chairman of the FA Cup Committee Arthur says they have outlined strategic plans to keep spectators engaged.
“We all know that Golden Kicks led by Fiifi Parker Hanson and Attram de Visser are not well known in that area, and we know in football if you are not able to create a festival, people come to watch stars. If they don’t have stars, it becomes tricky. This is our strategy,” he explained.
“They have a very hot DJ who is well liked in Tarkwa. He will perform at the program. There are a lot of little surprises added,” Arthur noted.
Attram de Visser is owned by former national and Great Olympics star, Godwin Attram who is the trainer.
The MTN FA Cup competition is another contest among the coaches – the fans are watching their tactics, plans and strategies for all the four Semi Finalists.
On Sunday, Coach Zico’s Asante Kotoko will meet Samuel Buadu’s Berekum Chelsea in an epic show down, the match has drawn massive interest from across the Western region to Ashanti, Bono and beyond.
Wilson Arthur is confident the TnA Stadium will host a successful showcase of Ghanaian football.
He assured football fans of a well-organized and entertaining weekend.
Speaking to the media, Arthur revealed that all logistical and promotional preparations are complete ahead of the two high-stakes matches scheduled for Saturday, May 10, and Sunday, May 11, at the Tarkwa and Aboso Stadium (TnA Stadium).
“If you look at the fever building up, if you look at the radio stations there [Tarkwa] promoting the games, it is very, very positive. Thank God everything is in place,” he stated.
Arthur announced that organizers will host a food bazaar as part of the weekend’s events, coinciding with the celebration of Mother’s Day on Sunday.
“Sunday is Mother’s Day, we will be doing a food bazaar;,” he revealed. “We’ve also done a curtain raiser for two schools on Saturday. Because they have a lot of old students and that rivalry between them, they will come along with fans, and that will help patronage for day one.”
By Sammy Heywood Okine
