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Accra Hearts of Oak S.C.

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Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club, wey dem dey commonly refer to as Hearts of Oak or just Hearts, bi professional sports club wey dey for Accra (Greater Accra) insyd, Ghana.[1] Dem found am insyd 1911, de club bi de oldest surviving football club insyd Ghana den ein traditional colours bi red, yellow den blue. Hearts of Oak dey compete insyd de Ghana Premier League, de premier division on de Ghanaian football pyramid. De Accra Sports Stadium bi de club ein home grounds, wey edey play ein home games.

Hearts win de Premier League twenty-one times, de Ghanaian FA Cup a record twelve times,[2] de Ghana Super Cup, a joint record three times de President's Cup,[3][4] six times,[5][6][7] den de CAF Champions League den de CAF Confederations Cup once each.[8] Accra Hearts of Oak dem san rank eighth football club insyd de world insyd de year 2000 as of de tyme de club dominate for most of de continent ein sporting activities[9]. Accra Hearts of Oak remain de only football club insyd West Africa wey come win a Continental Treble; one of 6 Africa-based clubs den one of 21 football clubs worldwide wey achieve dis feat. During de colonial period, Hearts of Oak win a combined total of eight football league trophies insyd de Accra Football League den de Gold Coast Club Competition, both precursors to de Ghana Premier League.[10] Insyd de Accra Football League, Hearts of Oak win de Guggisberg Shield wey Sir Gordon Guggisberg, den Governor of de Gold Coast in 1922 donate give dem; de competition for Accra-based clubs dem play am on 12 occasions between 1922 den 1954; Hearts of Oak win de Shield six times, wey edey include de final tournament wey dey play am insyd 1954.[11]

History[edit | edit source]

Dem establish de club on 11 November 1911 insyd Accra.[12] Hearts of Oak win demma first major match insyd 1922 wen Sir Gordon Guggisberg, den Governor for de Gold Coast, form de Accra Football League. Hearts win 6 out of 12 seasons for dis league insyd. De club san win de 1953/54 edition for de Gold Coast Club Competition – de colonial precursor give de Ghana Premier League. Insyd 1956, Hearts join de Ghanaian Football League den continue dey flourished ever since.[13]

Insyd de year 2000, Hearts of Oak come win de Ghanaian FA cup, de Ghana Premier League den for de first time insyd demma history de CAF Champions League.[14] Dis bi de most successful year for de clubein history insyd.[15] Ebi Joseph Ansah wey lead de team.[16] 

On 9 May 2001, 127 people die insyd de Africa ein worst footballing disaster. During a match between demma rivals, Hearts of Oak den Asante Kotoko. Trouble start wey de supporters of Asante Kotoko begin dey rip out seats in a way wey you fi describe am as an act of hooliganism say dem dey protest for a goal allow by de referee. Referee J. Wilson Sey bi de man wey officiate de match, he dey commot from Cape Coast.[17] Police wey dey de stadium reacted by firing tear gas go insyd de crowd, ebi am wey plenty manners dey suggest say dat bi over-reaction. Reports dey suggest say de gates to de ground dem lock am den de stadium no dey meet FIFA standards. De rush for manners wan escape de tear gas ebi am wey contribute to de death toll. A commission of inquiry, indict six police officers for ein initial report, buh dem no convict dem as dem dey claim say dat de deaths go fi happened sake of stampede instead of de tear gas.[18][19] As of 2020, de transfer value of de Accra Hearts of Oak bi £2.03 million, ebi de highest of all sports clubs insyd Ghana.[20]

Grounds[edit | edit source]

Accra Hearts of Oak dey play home matches for de Accra Sports Stadium. De Accra Sports Stadium dey hold an estimate 40,000 seats. Although dem purchase insyd 1980s, de Pobiman Training Ground bi de only wey dem put am into use insyd de summer of 2018. Construction for an expansion for de 19-acre site insyd de Pobiman neighborhood, bi currently insyd de planning stages way. De club plans say ego build state-of-the-art facility.

Rivalries[edit | edit source]

Accra Hearts of Oak ein longest establish rivalry bi plus Asante Kotoko S.C. den demma city rivals Accra Great Olympics FC.

Current squad[edit | edit source]

First team squad[edit | edit source]

[21][22]Reference as of 12 March 2021

Out on loan[edit | edit source]

Honours[edit | edit source]

Official trophies (recognised by CAF and FIFA)[edit | edit source]

Domestic[edit | edit source]

  • Ghana Premier League
    • Champions (24): 1956, 1958, 1961–62, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1989–90, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2020–21
  • Ghanaian FA Cup
    • Winners (12): 1973, 1974, 1979, 1981, 1989, 1990 (After winning a protest that declared them winners), 1993–94, 1995–96, 1999, 2000, 2021, 2022 (record)
  • Ghana Super Cup
    • Winners (3): 1997, 1998, 2021 (joint record)

International[edit | edit source]

  • CAF Champions League
    • Winners (1): 2000
    • Runners-up (2): 1977, 1979
  • CAF Confederation Cup
    • Winners (1): 2004
  • CAF Super Cup:
    • Winners (1): 2001
    • Runners-up (1): 2005

Other GFA National Titles[edit | edit source]

1973, 1974 (shared), 1977 (shared), 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985
  • Ghana Telecom Gala: 4
  • GHALCA Special Cup: 3
  • Ghana Top Four Cup: 3
  • Ghana Top Eight Cup: 2
  • President's Cup: 6
2003, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2022, 2023
  • Independence Cup: 4
  • PLB Special Knockout: 1
  • June 4 Cup: 3
  • 31 December Revolution Cup: 1

Gold Coast[edit | edit source]

  • Inclusive of trophies dem win insyd de Accra Football League (Guggisberg Shield) den de Gold Coast Club Competition, both dem play am during de colonial period[10]
    • Champions (8): 1920, 1922, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1933, 1935, 1953–54
  • Contributor: Bright Yeboah Taylor (Ghanaian Sports Historian)

Notable players[edit | edit source]

For all former players wey gey Wikipedia article see Category:Accra Hearts of Oak S.C. players

Club captains[edit | edit source]

  • Mahatma Ottoo (2011–2013)
  • Thomas Abbey (−2017)
  • Inusah Musah (2018)
  • Fatawu Mohammed (2018–present)

Managers[edit | edit source]

List of managers since 1991

Seasons[edit | edit source]

  • 2020–21 Accra Hearts of Oak S.C. season

References[edit | edit source]

External links[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ https://www.ghanafa.org/fa-pats-hearts-as-they-celebrate-first-100-years
  2. ↑ https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Hearts-of-Oak-beats-Ashgold-on-penalties-to-win-MTN-FA-Cup-1327882
  3. ↑ https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Hearts-to-play-either-Kotoko-or-AshGold-in-Super-Cup-clash-1328077
  4. ↑ https://ghanasoccernet.com/ghana-fa-to-confirm-hearts-of-oak-as-super-cup-winners
  5. ↑ https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Check-out-all-the-trophies-won-by-Hearts-of-Oak-and-Kumasi-Asante-Kotoko-1328791
  6. ↑ https://www.myjoyonline.com/konadu-yiadoms-header-settles-2023-presidents-cup-between-hearts-of-oak-and-asante-kotoko/
  7. ↑ https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Match-Report-Hearts-of-Oak-beat-Akufo-Addo-s-Asante-Kotoko-to-win-President-s-Cup-1725662
  8. ↑ https://thesefootballtimes.co/2019/11/19/hearts-of-oaks-treble-winners-of-2000-a-team-and-manager-that-dominated-african-football/
  9. ↑ https://www.ghanasoccernet.com/today-history-hearts-win-2000-champions-league-chaotic-final%3famp=1
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Full-list-of-past-Ghana-Premier-League-title-winners-since-1920-1306675
  11. ↑ https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/ghacuphist.html
  12. ↑ https://int.soccerway.com/teams/ghana/hearts-of-oak-sporting-club/3908/
  13. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20091202112934/http://de.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/club=2147481480/index.html
  14. ↑ http://phobiatalk.yuku.com/topic/874/2004-CAF-Clubs-Competition-Match-Reports
  15. ↑ https://citisportsonline.com/2019/11/11/five-major-trophies-hearts-of-oak-have-won-since-being-founded-108-years-ago/
  16. ↑ https://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4390/ghana-premier-league/2016/02/14/20363222/former-hearts-of-oak-captain-ansah-slams-team
  17. ↑ https://yen.com.gh/50158-may-9-disaster-referee-says-gpl-officials-not-bold.html
  18. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1462508.stm
  19. ↑ https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/bmqnbv/fifteen-years-after-africas-deadliest-stadium-disaster-not-much-has-changed
  20. ↑ https://sportsnetgh.com/transfer-market-value-hearts-of-oak-ahead-of-asante-kotoko/
  21. ↑ https://ghanasportsonline.com/2020/11/full-list-hearts-of-oak-squad-for-2020-21-season/
  22. ↑ https://ghanasoccernet.com/hearts-announce-signing-of-eleven-wonders-star-salifu-ibrahim
  23. ↑ https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/History-and-facts-of-the-SWAG-CUP-277473
  24. ↑ https://swagghana.com/swag-cup/
  25. ↑ https://footballghana.com/a-historical-overview-of-sports-writers-association-of-ghana-swag
  26. ↑ https://ghanasoccernet.com/swag-clears-the-air-on-the-number-of-number-of-swag-cup-asante-kotoko-have-won
  27. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4073070.stm
  28. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140714144532/http://www.accraheartsofoak.com/site/news/detail/819
  29. ↑ http://ghanasoccernet.com/mohammed-polo-can-only-return-to-hearts-as-a-technical-director
  30. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20180613234317/http://phobians.com/singlenews.php?id=326
  31. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20180613234317/http://phobians.com/singlenews.php?id=326
  32. ↑ https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Official-Hearts-of-Oak-sack-coach-Kim-Grant-826966
  33. ↑ https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Edward-Nii-Odoom-takes-over-as-new-Hearts-of-Oak-head-coach-826981
  34. ↑ https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports/sports-news/confirmed.html
  35. ↑ https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Official-Hearts-of-Oak-appoint-Kosta-Papic-as-the-new-head-coach-1123472
  36. ↑ https://citisportsonline.com/2021/02/16/hearts-of-oak-appoint-samuel-nii-noi-as-interim-coach/
  37. ↑ https://www.myjoyonline.com/samuel-boadu-hearts-of-oak-appoint-former-medeama-boss-as-new-coach/
  38. ↑ https://ghanasoccernet.com/official-hearts-of-oak-appoint-serbian-trainer-slavko-matic-as-new-head-coach
  39. ↑ https://gna.org.gh/2023/08/hearts-of-oak-officially-announce-dutch-trainer-koopman-as-new-coach/
  40. ↑ https://gna.org.gh/2024/02/director-hearts-of-oak-appoints-new-managing-director-and-coach/
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