The President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kurt Simeon-Okraku, presented the 2023-24 MTN FA Cup trophy to the Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Professor Gordon A. Awandare, on Thursday June 20, 2024, ahead of the epic final between Nsoatreman FC and Bofoakwa Tano on Sunday. Surrounded by members of the Organising Committee, GFA Officials and MTN, as well as the media, President Simeon-Okraku took the opportunity to chronicle the history of the tournament, and to lay out the significance of the choice of the venue, the collaboration with the country's Premier University and the future prospects of the biggest sport in Ghana.
The GFA President briefed the Pro-Vice Chancellor, responsible for Academic and Students Affairs, and his University dons, about the history of the biggest Cup competition in Ghana. He went on to detail the long-standing relationship that has existed between the Football Association and the University of Ghana. "The biggest football competition of the GFA is called the FA Cup.
It is the biggest because it is the only trophy that is fought for by 112 clubs. Division Two, Division One and Premier League Clubs compete for this coveted trophy," President Simeon-Okraku said. "The two combatants on Sunday are two newbies when it comes to FA Cup Finals history.
Incidentally, the two teams come from the same region, hence our decision to christen it the Bono Derby. We have Nsoatreman FC and Tano Bofoakwa, both from the Bono Ahafo Region..