{"id":247258,"date":"2026-04-17T18:54:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T18:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsworldghana.com\/?p=247258"},"modified":"2026-04-17T18:54:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T18:54:15","slug":"mtn-fa-cup-nations-fc-pip-aduana-fc-to-reach-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/2026\/04\/17\/mtn-fa-cup-nations-fc-pip-aduana-fc-to-reach-final\/","title":{"rendered":"MTN FA Cup: Nations FC pip Aduana FC to reach final"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nations FC have secured a place in the final of the MTN FA Cup after edging past Aduana FC in a tightly contested semi-final encounter on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two Ghana Premier League sides faced off at the Swedru Sports Stadium in a match filled with intensity and high stakes. Both teams approached the game with attacking intent, knowing a spot in the final was within reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nations FC made an early statement and took control of the game with a quick breakthrough. Just seven minutes into the first half, winger Emmanuel Annor capitalised on an attacking move to put the Abrankese-based side ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The early goal proved decisive in what turned out to be a closely fought battle. Nations FC continued to look threatening going forward, while Aduana FC struggled to convert their efforts into clear scoring opportunities, particularly after the break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite pushing for an equaliser, Aduana were unable to break down a disciplined Nations FC side, who held firm to protect their slender lead until the final whistle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the victory, Nations FC advance to the FA Cup final, where they will meet the winner of the second semi-final clash between Dreams FC and Medeama SC, scheduled for Saturday at the same venue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nations FC have secured a place in the final of the MTN FA Cup after edging past Aduana FC in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":247259,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[219,14,122,317],"class_list":["post-247258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-stories","tag-aduana-fc","tag-ghana-football","tag-mtn-fa-cup","tag-nations-fc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=247258"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247258\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=247258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=247258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=247258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}