[ 2011-06-25 ]

Chelsea to face Kotoko in President's Cup on July 1
Accra, June 24, GNA – League champions, Berekum
Chelsea will meet Kumasi Asante Kotoko in this
year's edition of the President's Cup on July 1 at
the Accra Sports Stadium.

The one-off match, organized by the Ghana League
Clubs Association (GHALCA) is to commemorate the
51st anniversary of Ghana's Republic status, which
is marked on July 1 every year.

Alhaji Raji, Interim GHALCA Chairman in an address
at the launch of the match, said the event is also
to honour President John Evans Atta Mills for his
achievements so far.

He announced that the President will be the
Special Guest of Honour for the match.

Erasmus Adorkor, Chief Sports Development Officer
of the National Sports Authority said his outfit
is putting together the necessary arrangements for
the successful organization of the match.

According to the organizers, the match will be
heralded by a curtain raiser between Members of
Parliament and GHALCA.

The rates of the match are two Ghana cedis for the
Popular Stand and Centre Line with the VIP section
going for five Ghana cedis.

This will be the third time that the two sides
will be meeting in this season.

Chelsea emerged winners of the last two meetings
in the Premier League.

Sidalco Company Limited are the headline sponsors
for the match with support from Voltic Ghana
Limited, T.T. Brothers and Servi Star.

Meanwhile, GHALCA has constituted an eight-member
committee to be chaired by Vincent Sowah Odotei,
Chief Executive of King Faisal FC to see to the
successful organization of the match.

Other members are Kofi Manu, Delali Senaya, Karim
Kudaya, Wilfred Osei, Desmond Frimpong Manso,
Mohamed Alhassan and Oduro Nyarko.

Source - GNA

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