Medeama Sporting Club head coach Ibrahim Tanko has apologized to fans of the club after his side got eliminated from the 2024-2025 MTN FA Cup.
The Mauve and Yellow lost 4-2 on penalties to lower tier side PAC Academy at home after the round of 16 stage game ended 1-1 after regulation time.
PAC Academy progress to the quarterfinal stage after completing the giant killing feat against the former FA Cup champions and recently appointed head coach Tanko, expressed his disappointment over the loss and apologized to the club’s fans for it.
“I’m very disappointed that we are out at this stage. In the second half, we did well but the goal did not come so it’s very unfortunate that we are out. I am very sorry to the fans, we hope that the next games will be better; I am very disappointed.”
PAC Academy’s Shaibu Faisal’s goal in the eighth minute cancelled out Medeama’s strike in the fifth minute in a furious start to the game.
Medeama was one of three Ghana Premier League teams to lose shockingly to lower tier league teams; Accra Hearts of Oak lost on penalties to Golden Kick.