Ghana FA Cup Committee chairman Wilson Arthur has asserted that the Round of 16 games of the MTN FA Cup will be played without Asante Kotoko.
The FA’s decision to continue with the games stems from Kotoko’s decision to halt all football activities following the death of its staunch supporter, Francis Frimpong, popularly known as Nana Pooley.
Despite Kotoko’s decision to resume training , the Porcupine Warriors are not ready to engage in any official competition until justice is served.
Pooley lost his life after he was stabbed to death at the Nana Kronmansah Park during the Matchday 19 game against Nsoatreman FC. The unfortunate incident led to the suspension of the Ghana Premier League until further notice.
However, with the FA Cup set scheduled to resume this weekend, Arthur has revealed that the competition will go ahead as planned with Asante Kotoko. According to him, the Reds will play their game at a yet-to-decided date.
"The Round of 16 games will ahead as planned across the various venues but without Asante Kotoko," he told Asempa FM.
"I know they are resuming training today and what I know is that a date will be fixed for their game," he added.
Asante Kotoko was supposed to host Sekondi Eleven Wise at the Baba Yara Stadium.
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