The turn of the year will see the Ghana Football Association get off to an exciting New Year with a special dinner to reward its sponsors and some distinguished individuals.

Seven individuals, who have served in various capacities on the judicial committees of the GFA will receive awards for their contribution to the success of the governing body in recent years.

Their exemplary contribution to the game will be acknowledged during the special event at the Alisa Hotel in Accra on Friday January 3, 2014.

The individuals are Supreme Court Justices, Sule Gbadegbe and Anin Yeboah, Justice Isaac Aboagye, Justice Amadou Tanko and Mr Nutifafa Kuenyehia.

The rest are Mr Kenneth Johnfia and Mr J.K.C. Edzie.

Several sponsors contributed immensely and in diverse ways to the development of football in the country in 2013 which has prompted the decision to reward them.

Headline Sponsor of the Black Stars, GNPC, who signed a $3m a year deal to sponsor the senior national team last year are amongst the corporate group.

Also, beverage sponsors of the Black Stars, Guinness Ghana Brewery Limited, who have remained committed to the team for nearly two decades will also be awarded.

Other Black Stars sponsors to receive awards are Food Sponsors - CCTC (importers of Ricemaster), Dream Sponsors - Latex Foam Ghana Limited, and Official Banking Partner - Unibank Ghana,

Title Sponsors of the FA Cup, MTN will also be presented with an award for its committed financial support of the knock-out competition. Ghana Premier League partners, Voltic Ghana Limited and SuperSport will also be presented with awards.