The MTN FA Cup Committee has released the nominees for the 2016/17 season’s Awards.
The event will take place at the plush M Plaza Hotel located at Roman Ridge, Accra on Wednesday April 7.
Kotoko’s Sadick Adams who registered a hat-trick in the final and Hearts talisman Winful Cobbinah are favourites to nick the MvP award with the former also listed as joint top scorer of the 2016/17 FA Cup alongside Raphael Ocloo of Okyeman Planners.
Champions Asante Kotoko have the most nominations, 7 followed by arch-rivals Hearts of Oak whom they beat 3-1 in the finals. The Phobians got six nominations.
In total, there are 14 categories for the 7th edition of the MTN FA Cup Awards.
The nominees are:
- Most Valuable Player: Winful Cobbinah (Hearts of Oak), Isaac Amoah (Amidaus Professionals), Sadick Adams (Asante Kotoko)
- Most Promising Player: David S. Abagna (Wa All Stars), Raphael Ocloo (Okyeman Planners), Rashid Nortey (Medeama SC)
- Best Defender: Richard Akrofi (Hearts of Oak), Ahmed Adams (Asante Kotoko), Ibrahim Yaro (Medeama SC)
- Top Scorer: Sadick Adams (Asante Kotoko), Raphael Ocloo (Okyeman Planners)
- Best Referee of the Year: Charles Bulu, J.A Amenya, Awal Mohammed
- Assistant Referee of the Year: Shine Aryeetey, Kennedy Sarfo Adade, Samuel Asiedu
- MC of the Year: AA Lawal, J.F Mensah, Alhaji S.D Yahaya
- Best Team Supporters: Hearts of Oak, Asante Kotoko, True Democracy
- Game Of The Year: Asante Kotoko Sc vs Medeama SC, Hearts of Oak vs Asante Kotoko, Accra Young Wise vs Hearts of Oak
- Special Awards: Mr. Ebenezer Twum Asante (CEO of MTN Ghana), M-Plaza Hotel, Nii Amo Cudjoe & Associates, Baba Mallam Nuhu – Northern Region RFA, Evans Adjei – Coach Of Danbort FC, Western Region RFA, Ashanti Region RFA
- Fair Play Team: Medeama SC
- Goal of the Season: To be announced
- Coach of the Year: Steven Polack, Frank Nuttall
- Most Promising Match Officials: Mohammed Issahaku, Daniel Akoto
