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Medeama lift Champions of Champions with 2-0 win over Nations FC

By Kwame Bediako Medeama SC have won Ghana’s 2026 Champions of Champions trophy after beating FA Cup holders Nations FC 2-0 at the TNA Stadium in Tarkwa on Sunday, 30 August. The Ghana Premier League champions controlled the match and secured an early confidence boost ahead of the 2026/27 season. Goals: Sulemana penalty, Annor finish […]

Medeama SC secured the 2026 Champions of Champions title with a 2-0 victory over FA Cup holders Nations FC at the TNA Stadium in Tarkwa on Sunday, 30 August. The Ghana Premier League champions demonstrated their dominance throughout the match, promptly taking control and gaining an early morale boost for the upcoming 2026/27 season.

Goalscorer Fatawu Sulemana converted a penalty for Medeama in the 28th minute following a handball offense by Nations FC. Bonuses continued in the second half when Emmanuel Annor, playing for his former club, put the final nail in the coffin with a composed finish.

The triumph sets Medeama up for their first CAF Champions League encounter, as they prepare to host DR Congo's TP Mazembe in the preliminary-round tie on Sunday, 6 September at the TNA Stadium, with a kickoff at 15:00 GMT. Referee Joseph Odey Ogabor from Nigeria will be in charge of the match.

Nations FC, meanwhile, will be focusing on their CAF Confederation Cup campaign. The Mali-based club will travel to Mali to face Diarra FC in the first leg of their preliminary-round tie on Saturday, 5 September.

Written by urgent.news from GBC Ghana's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.

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