Division Two club True Life Academy produced one of the biggest shocks in this season’s MTN FA Cup, eliminating Ghana Premier League giants Accra Hearts of Oak 1-0 in the Round of 64 at the Phobians’ Pobiman training complex on Wednesday, December 3, 2025.
The Tema-based lower-tier side delivered a masterclass in resilience and organisation, frustrating the 12-time FA Cup winners throughout the encounter and striking the decisive blow in the 67th minute through Arhin, who finished calmly after a slick exchange with Robert Nartey.
Despite Hearts enjoying the lion’s share of possession and territorial advantage, they repeatedly ran into a compact and disciplined True Life rearguard that refused to buckle.
The underdogs absorbed pressure with maturity and threatened on the break, ultimately securing a famous victory that sent their bench into wild celebrations.
The result marks the second consecutive season in which Hearts of Oak have crashed out of the competition at the Round of 64 to lower-division opposition.
Last year, Division One side Golden Kicks eliminated the Phobians, and this latest defeat to a Division Two outfit will intensify scrutiny on the club’s recent struggles in the domestic cup.
Hearts, who last won the MTN FA Cup in 2021, have now gone four years without adding to their record 12 titles and will have to wait at least another season to chase a 13th crown.
For True Life Academy, the triumph is a historic milestone that perfectly embodies the competition’s motto, “Obiaa Nye Obiaa” (Everyone is Someone), proving once again that in knockout football, giants can fall.