of Mali. Republicans had qualified for the tournament by winning their domestic league and then winning the "West Africa B" group consisting of league Champions from other countries. Games played Real Republicans played against Real Madrid after they were invited by Kwame Nkrumah through Ohene Djan in Ghana. The game ended with a 3–3 draw at the Accra Sports Stadium. The game was played on 19 August. They defeated Great Ashanti by 3 goals to nil in Kumasi to win the Ghana FA Cup. Accident On 4 March 1963, the team had a motor accident which occurred at Kpeve, when they returning to Accra after playing a league match against Volta Heroes at Kpandu. Baba Yara who was claimed to be one of the glamorous footballer of all times in Ghana, got seriously injured which led to his career curtailed in his prime at the age of 26. Disbanded The team was disbanded after President Kwame Nkrumah and his government were overthrown by coup de tat. The new military regime disbanded Real Republicans and Ghanaian football went into a relative period of decline. Ghanaian FA Cup Wins See also Ghanaian FA Cup Football in Ghana 1964 African Cup of Champions Clubs References External links http://ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/soccer http://weltfussballarchiv.com/Vereinsprofilnew.php?ID=8470 Football clubs in Ghana Football clubs in Accra 1956 establishments in Gold Coast (British colony) 1966 disestablishments in Ghana Association football clubs disestablished in 1966