Obia Nye Obiaaa, the official mascot of the 2017 Ghana MTN FA Cup grand finale has been unveiled at the GFA Secretariat in Accra.
The unveiling of the Mascot to the two teams and the general public attracted the top members of the two clubs (Kotoko and Hearts) as well as the media and the general public.
Chairman of the FACC, Kurt ES Okraku noted that for the first time, Tamale deserves to host the 2017 finals of the Tournament as the Northern Region capital has contributed immensely to the progress of Ghana football.
The official Mascot for the finals which is called Mr. Obia Nye Obiaaa is a yellow standing Teddy bear which also has white and red in its fur.
Both teams will have a real feel of the Mascot when the MTN FA Cup Committee embarks on their Trophy Tour in Accra and Kumasi.
This is the first time Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko, the two biggest clubs in Ghana are meeting in the grand finals of the competition since 1990.
Winner takes home $100,000 plus the trophy and medals as well as the opportunity to represent Ghana in Africa, and the best players of the competition will travel to Hungary courtesy Nii Amoo Cudjoe Associates .
Story by Sammy Heywood Okine
Ghananews247.com