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2021–22 Ghana FA Cup

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2022 Ghanaian FA Cup
Tournament details
CountryGhana
Teams110 (all)
Defending championsAccra Hearts of Oak
Final positions
ChampionsAccra Hearts of Oak
Runner-upBechem United
← 2021

The 2022–23 Ghana FA Cup was the 42nd season of the Ghana FA Cup, the primary knockout competition in Ghanaian football.[1] Sponsored by MTN Ghana for the 12th straight season, thus called the "MTN FA Cup" for sponsorship purposes, Accra Hearts of Oak were the defending Champions.[2]

Format

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A total of 110 clubs consisting of 18 Premier League Clubs, 48 Division One League Clubs and 44 Division Two League Clubs from the Regional Football Associations would participate the competition.

The preliminary round stage of the cup would be played between the 48 Division One Clubs and 44 Division Two clubs totalling 92 clubs across the country. The Winners of the preliminary round will progress to the round of 64 where they would be drawn against the 18 Premier League clubs.

The Winner of the MTN FA Cup shall represent Ghana in the 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup.

Sponsorship

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In June 2021, MTN renewed their sponsorship for the competition for three extra years with GHS4 million.[3] StarImes also is set to contribute $200,000 as part of their full $1,000,000.00 for the entire 2021–22 football season for the second year of the sponsorship deal with the Ghana Football Association.[4]

Preliminary round

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The draw for the preliminary round was made on 25 November 2021. Only second tier and third tier teams joined the round, as the Premier League teams received a bye from the round.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "History of Ghana National FA Cup". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Hearts of Oak beats Ashgold on penalties to win MTN FA Cup". GhanaWeb. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  3. ^ "FA Cup competition takes new shape as MTN renews sponsorship for three seasons with over 4 million cedis". Ghana Football Association. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  4. ^ Association, Ghana Football. "GFA announce breakdown of Star Times sponsorship fees". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  5. ^ "MTN FA CUP PRELIMINARY ROUND KICKS OFF TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30". Ghana Football Association. 2021-11-25. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
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