The 2016/17 MTN FA Cup Awards ceremony has been held at the M-Plaza Hotel in Accra on Wednesday evening.

Deserving players and officials were rewarded for their exceptional performances in last season’s edition of the competition which saw Asante Kotoko defeat Hearts of Oak in the final to emerge as Champions.

Hearts of Oak midfielder Winful Cobinnah won the topmost award of the night beating Asante Kotoko’s Sadick Adams and Amidaus’ Isaac Amoah to win the Most Valuable Player award.

Title winning Asante Kotoko former coach Steve Pollack also won the Coach of the year  award at the expense of compatriot Frank Nuttall.

Below are the award winners:

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

Winful Cobbinah

MOST PROMISING REFEREES

Daniel Akoto

Mohammed Issahaku

COACH OF THE YEAR

Steven Pollack

GOAL OF THE YEAR

Isaac Amoah (Amidaus Professionals

FAIR PLAY TEAM

Medeama SC

GAME OF THE SEASON

The final – Hearts of Oak vs Asante Kotoko

BEST TEAM SUPPORTERS

Accra Hearts of Oak

MATCH COMMISSIONER OF THE YEAR

Alhaji Abdul Ganiyu Lawal (Eastern RFA)

ASSISTANT REFEREE OF THE YEAR

Kennedy Sarfo Adade

REFEREE OF THE YEAR

Mohammed Awal

TOP SCORERS

Saddick Adams, Asante Kotoko; Raphael Ocloo, Okyeman Planners

BEST DEFENDER

Ibrahim Yaro (Medeama SC)

MOST PROMISING PLAYER

David Sandan Abagna (WA All Stars)

SPECIAL AWARDS

Ashanti RFA, Western RFA, Ebenezer Twum Asante, MTN Acting Chief Executive Officer; Evans Agyei, Danbort FC coach; Baba Malam Nuhu, Northern RFA; Nii Amoo Cudjoe, Management of M-Plaza Hotel.