By:tntnewspapergh.com
All roads lead to the Ashanti Regional Capital, Heroes Park tomorrow, Saturday, 11th April 2026, for the climax of the MTN-Ashantifest music concert .
According to the organizers, top musicians, including AJ Aroma ,Oseikrom Sikani & O’Kenneth among others, are sets to entertain music lovers with gospel, highlife songs among other lyrics.
Besides,the event is expected to witness the cultural display .
The organisers have explained that tomorrow’s music concert forms part of the activities lineup for the climax of this year’s AshantiFest celebrations.
It would be recalled that MTN Ghana, the leading telecommunications giant, boldly declained to partner the Ashanti Regional, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, and the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council(ARCC) and headline sponsor.
Dr.Amoakohene has stated clearly that the programme is designed to promote tourism and celebrate the rich cultural heritage of the Ashanti Region.
Besides, the event is aimed at driving the socio-economic development via unearthing the talent of the youth in the areas of entertainment, arts, sports, etc.
It would be recalled that the competition started last year, precisely in September 2025, where the various districts under the guidance of their sports committees played inter-community football matches to select players to represent the districts.Before the end of October 2025, all participating districts had their teams ready for the group stage competition to commence.
A total of 41 out of the 43 metropolitan, municipal, and districts across the region presented teams to participate in the competition.According to the organisers, 41 districts were drawn into 8 zones, with the first 2 top teams from each zone qualifying for the round of 16.
The underlisted districts that qualified for the round of sixteen include Afigya Kwabre North, Obuasi Municipal, Asante Akyem Central, Oforikrom, Adansi South, Afigya Kwabre South, Asaokore Mampong, and Asante Akyem South. Others are Kwabre East, Atwima Nwabiagya South, Atwima Kwanwoma, Sekyere Kumawu, Sekyere Afram Plains, Amansie West, Atwima Nwabiagya North and Sekyere Kumawu.Besides, the competition entered the knockout stage in February 2026, with the sixteen qualifying teams converging at Aboabo-Akorem within the Asokore Mampong Municipality.
The organisers pointed out that after two days of competition, they discovered the young generation of Ghanaian football talents display their football skills and dribbling abilities among the first 8 teams.The last eight teams comprise Afigya Kwabre North, Asante Akyem Central, Afigya Kwabre South, Asokore Mampong, Kwabre East, Sekyere Afram Plains, Atwima Nwabiagya North and Sekyere Kumawu.However, the quarter-finals of the competition were moved from Kumasi metropolis to Offinso Ahenkro amid intense competition.
At the end of games, four (4) districts qualified for the semi-finals.All was therefore set for the final stage of the competition, with the two semifinal matches and the grand finale slated for Sunday, April 5, 2026, at Paa Joe Park within Kumasi Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).
It has been confirmed that the Afigya Kwabre North district will play Afigya Kwabre South in the first semifinal match, and Atwima Nwabiagya North will also play with Kwabre East in the second semifinal.
