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Hearts of Oak
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Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club, commonly referred to as Hearts of Oak or just Hearts, is an association football club

Club

A club is an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal. A service club, for example, exists for voluntary or charitable activities; there are clubs devoted to hobbies and sports, social activities clubs, political and religious clubs, and so forth.- History...

based in Accra

Accra

Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, with an urban population of 1,658,937 according to the 2000 census. Accra is also the capital of the Greater Accra Region and of the Accra Metropolitan District, with which it is coterminous...

, Ghana

Ghana

Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...

History

Hearts have been among Ghana and Africa's pre-eminent clubs since their founding and have been very successful since the formation of a Ghanaian football league in 1956 having collected the league title 20 times. This brings them one behind their rivals Asante Kotoko

Asante Kotoko

Asante Kotoko Football Club, also known as Asante Kotoko, is one of the biggest and most successful football clubs in Ghana as well as being one of the more successful teams in Africa, having won twenty national league titles. They have also twice been champions of Africa. The club's home ground is...

of Kumasi

Kumasi

Kumasi is a city in southern central Ghana's Ashanti region. It is located near Lake Bosomtwe, in the Rain Forest Region about northwest of Accra. Kumasi is approximately north of the Equator and north of the Gulf of Guinea...

, who have been champions 21 times.

The early years

The club was formed in 1911 and was the second team to be founded in Accra

Accra

after the Invincibles. They are the oldest existing club in Ghana

Ghana

. The club was, in the most part, trained by Ackom Duncan, who would also become the team's first captain

Captain (sports)

In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

. Other members of the fledgling club were J.T. Ankrah (father of Ghana boxing great, Roy Ankrah), and C.B. Nettey, who was later to become the chairman of the Ghana Football Association

Ghana Football Association

The Ghana Football Association is the governing body of association football in Ghana, based in Accra.-Amateur Status:It is on record that the game of Football was introduced into the Gold Coast towards the close of the 19th century by Merchants from Europe, who had then invaded the coastal areas...

. Hearts first match would come on November 11, 1911 against the Invincible.

Hearts of Oak won their first major match in 1922 when Sir Gordon Guggisberg

Gordon Guggisberg

Brigadier-General Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg, KCMG, DSO, , soldier and administrator, was born in Galt, Ontario, Canada, a second-generation descendant of an immigrant from Uetendorf, Canton Bern, Switzerland, the eldest son of Frederick Guggisberg, retail-goods merchant, of Galt, by his wife,...

, governor of the Gold Coast

Gold Coast (British colony)

The Gold Coast was a British colony on the Gulf of Guinea in west Africa that became the independent nation of Ghana in 1957.-Overview:The first Europeans to arrive at the coast were the Portuguese in 1471. They encountered a variety of African kingdoms, some of which controlled substantial...

, founded the Accra Football League. Hearts won 6 out of 12 seasons in this league. In 1956, Hearts joined the Ghanaian football league and have flourished since. Their vice chairman was Mr Robert Hayfron.

Tragedy

Hearts suffered a great tragedy

Accra Sports Stadium disaster

The Accra Sports Stadium disaster occurred at the Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana on May 9, 2001. It took the lives of 127 people, making it the worst stadium disaster to have ever taken place in Africa. It occurred during a match between Ghana's two most successful football teams, Accra Hearts...

on May 9, 2001 when 126 people died in Africa's worst footballing disaster while watching a match between Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko. Trouble started when supporters of Asante Kotoko began ripping out seats in an act of hooliganism

Hooliganism

Hooliganism refers to unruly, destructive, aggressive and bullying behaviour. Such behaviour is commonly associated with sports fans. The term can also apply to general rowdy behaviour and vandalism, often under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs....

in protest at a goal allowed by the referee for Hearts of Oak, which they believe should have been disallowed for offside. Police reacted by firing tear gas into the crowd, it has been suggested that this was an over-reaction. Reports suggest that the gates to the ground were locked and that the rush to escape the tear gas was a contributory factor to the death toll

Death Toll

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. A commission inquiry strangely failed to indict the hooligans in its report.

Records

Accra Hearts of Oak have won both major current CAF trophies despite never winning any of the older incarnations of the CAF competitions. They are the only team in Ghana to have won the league on six consecutive occasions (1997–2002).

On winning the league title in 2009, Hearts are now one behind their rivals Asante Kotoko for the most overall titles. With 9 championships, Hearts have won one more FA cup titles than their arch rivals Kotoko.

Glory years of 2000

In 2000, Accra hearts of oak had the perfect campaign by winning the Ghana FA cup, the Ghana premier league and the CAF champions league. It however came after an unconvincing start to the season when they lost the J.O.T. Agyemang cup to the main arch rivals Asante Kotoko F.C. at the Accra sports stadium in January 2000 and were also eliminated in the preliminary stages of the Guinness Gala 2000. Their season did kick off after the return of Ishmael Addo from trials in Europe and the controversial signing of donbote. They inflicted a 4:0 defeat on their main arch rivals Asante Kotoko F.C. on their way to winning the league with several matches to spare.

In the CAF champions league which they had never won before, they managed to embark on an almost flawless campaign losing only one game in Kinshasa to DC Motema Pembe of Congo DR. In the two-legged final of the tournament, Hearts of oak beat Espérance Sportive de Tunis of Tunisia in the first leg by 2:1 at the El Menzah stadium ending Esperance's 41 year long unbeaten home record (in continental competition). In the second leg, Hearts of Oak beat Esperance 3:1 at the Accra Accra sports stadium in a match marred by disturbances from the home fans and a self inflicted injury by Chokri El Ouaer

Chokri El Ouaer

Chokri El Ouaer is a former Tunisian football goalkeeper.The Tunisian international began playing for Espérance Sportive de Tunis in 1986, spending his entire career there except for a six-month spell in Genoa in 2001, near the end of his career...

.

On February 2001, they topped off a perfect campaign with a 2:0 victory against Zamalek club of Egypt at the Kumasi Sports stadium in Ghana to win the Africa Super Cup.

Honours

CAF Confederation Cup
CAF Confederation Cup
The CAF Confederation Cup is an international club association football competition run by the Confederation of African Football.-Qualification:...

: 1

2004

CAF Champions League
CAF Champions League
The CAF Champions League is an annual international club football competition run by the Confederation of African Football . The top club sides from Africa's football leagues are invited to participate in this competition, which is the premier club football competition on the continent and the...

: 1

2000

Runners-up 1977, 1979

Ghanaian League Champions: 20

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, 2009

Ghanaian FA Cup
Ghanaian FA Cup
The Ghanaian FA Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Ghanaian football.-Winners:- References :*...

: 9

1973, 1974, 1979, 1981, 1989, 1993/94, 1995/96, 1999, 2000

Ghana SWAG Cup: 7

1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985

Ghana Telecom Gala: 4

1974, 1976, 1986, 1998/99

Ghana Top Four Cup: 3

2002, 2006, 2010

PLB Special Knock-out: 1

Ghana Annual Republic Day Cup: 1

2002

Performance in CAF competitions

CAF Champions League
CAF Champions League
The CAF Champions League is an annual international club football competition run by the Confederation of African Football . The top club sides from Africa's football leagues are invited to participate in this competition, which is the premier club football competition on the continent and the...

: 10 appearances

1998 – Group Stage

1999 – Group Stage

2000 – Champion

2001 – First Round

2002

CAF Champions League 2002

-External links:*...

– First Round

2003 – Second Round

2004 – Third Round

2005

CAF Champions League 2005

The CAF Champions League 2005 started on 29 January 2005 with a preliminary round. The two legs of the final were played on 28 October and 12 November, with Egypt's Al-Ahly coming out as 3-0 aggregate winners.-Preliminary Round:...

– First Round

2006

CAF Champions League 2006

The CAF Champions League 2006 started on 17 February 2006 with a preliminary round. The second leg of the final was played in Tunisia on the 11th of November. Al-Ahly won the tournament for the second time in a row with a late winner by Mohamed Aboutreika....

– Group Stage

2008

CAF Champions League 2008

The CAF Champions League 2008 was the 12th running of the CAF Champions League competition. Al-Ahly of Egypt achieved an unprecented 6th Champions League cup by winning 4-2 on aggregate against Cotonsport Garoua of Cameroon .-Preliminary round:...

– Preliminary Round

African Cup of Champions Clubs: 8 appearances

1972

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1972

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1972 was the 8th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...

: Semi-Finals

1974

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1974

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1974 was the 10th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...

: Quarter-Finals

1977

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1977

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1977 was the 13th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...

: Finalist

1979

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1979

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1979 was the 15th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...

: Finalist

1980

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1980

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1980 was the 16th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...

: Quarter-Finals

1985

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1985

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1985 was the 21st edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs. It determined that year's club champion of association football in Africa....

: Second Round

1986

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1986

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1986 was the 22nd edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...

: Quarter-Finals

1991

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1991

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1991 was the 26th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...

: First Round

CAF Confederation Cup
CAF Confederation Cup
The CAF Confederation Cup is an international club association football competition run by the Confederation of African Football.-Qualification:...

: 1 appearance

2004 – Champion

CAF Cup
CAF Cup
The CAF Cup was an annual competition organised by the CAF for domestic leagues runner-ups of member associations who haven't qualified to one of the two pre-existing CAF international club competitions the African Cup of Champions Clubs or the African Cup Winners' Cup.-Format:Only runner-ups of...

: 1 appearance

1993 – Second Round

CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 5 appearances

1982 – Semi-Finals

1988 – withdrew in First Round

1990 – Quarter-Finals

1995 – Quarter-Finals

1997 – Second Round

African Super Cup Champions
CAF Super Cup
The CAF Super Cup is an annual African association football competition contested between the winners of the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup. The competition was first held in 1993 and is organised by the Confederation of African Football...

: 1

2001

Memorable squads

1977 Team – Beat Mufulira Wanderers of Zambia 3 – 0 (Miracle of El-Wak)

Sam Suppey, Aryee Quaye, Ofei Ansah, Sarpei Nunnoo, Anthony Micah, Adolf Armah, Mahama "Acquah" Musah (Captain), Peter Lamptey

Peter Lamptey

Peter Lamptey is a former Ghanaian international footballer. He was the top scorer in the Ghana league in 1973 and played most of his club football for Accra Hearts of Oak SC and Great Olympics.-Club career:...

, Anas Seidu, Robert Hammond, Mohammed Ahmed "Polo"

Mohammed Ahmed Polo

Alhaji Mohammed Ahmed and popularly known as the "Dribbling Magician", is a former Ghanaian international football player and arguably the most technically gifted player ever to emerge from Ghana. He was in the Ghana squad that won the 1978 African Cup of Nations held in Ghana...

, Paul Annan, Bashiru Gambo, Addo Quarcoo, Yusif Salifu, Tanko Ayuba, Douglas Tagoe

Head Coach: Charles Addo Odametey

Charles Addo Odametey

Charles Addo Odametey was a Ghanaian football player.- Career :He played as a defender for Accra Hearts of Oak and was one of the original Black Stars, the Ghana national football team...

Club President: Tommy Thompson

1979 Team – Africa Clubs Cup Competition – Runners-up
African Cup of Champions Clubs 1979
The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1979 was the 15th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...

Sam Suppey, Ofei Ansah, Hesse Odamtten, Nii Noi Thompson, Justice Moore, Adolf Armah*, John Nketsia Yawson, Robert Hammond (Captain), Kingston Asabre, Anas Seidu, Douglas Tagoe, Paul Annan, Anthony Micah, Simons Awuah

Adolf Armah was voted Africa's 2nd Best Player of the Year

Head Coach: Charles Addo Odametey

Charles Addo Odametey

Charles Addo Odametey was a Ghanaian football player.- Career :He played as a defender for Accra Hearts of Oak and was one of the original Black Stars, the Ghana national football team...

Club President: Tommy Thompson

1987 Team - "The Musical Youth" - Hearts Youthful Team That Rocked Ghana Soccer

Sam Abbeyquaye, NanaBenyin Crentsil, Fred Akuffo, Ben Adjei, Anyetei Sowah, Thomas Quaye, Joe Addo (Captain), Ahmed Oguaa, Paul Adjoda, Eben Dugbartey, Amponsah Doddoo, Edward "Santrofi" Acquah, Eric Mensah, Adjetey Sowah, Ablade Kumah, Sowah Ghartey, Shamo Quaye, Razak Adjinie, Lawrence "Adu Beilah" Annan

Head Coach: Cobinnah

Club President: Dr. Nyaho Tamakloe

2000 Team '64 Battalion'- Africa Champions League and SuperCup Winners

Sammy Adjei, Yaw Amankwah Mireku

Yaw Amankwah Mireku

Yaw Amankwah Mireku , is a Ghanaian football midfielder who plays for All Stars F.C..-Career:Amankwah began his career with Hearts and was the team captain. He left after ten years with the team Hearts and signed with I-League team Viva Kerala on 12 June 2007...

, Jacob Nettey

Jacob Nettey

-Career:Nettey played for Hearts of Oak from 1994 to 2002 and Heart of Lions from 2003 to 2005.-Ghana:He was part of the Ghanaian 2000 African Nations Cup team, who exited in the quarter-finals after losing to South Africa.He was the captain of the all conquering Accra Hearts of Oak team that won...

(Captain), Edward Agyeman-Duah, Stephen Tetteh

Stephen Tetteh

Stephen Tetteh is a Ghanaian football defender, who is currently registered to play for Tema Youth in the Glo Premiere League.-Career:...

, Lawrence Adjah-Tetteh

Lawrence Adjah-Tetteh

Lawrence Adjah Tetteh is a Ghanaian footballer, who played with Sporting St. Mirren.-Career:Adjah began his career with Hearts of Oak and played eight years with the team, before leaving on 26 April 2008 for Zaytuna F.C.. After a half year and the climbing from Zaytuna F.C., signed an contract...

, Charles Allotey, Joe Ansah, Ishmael Addo

Ishmael Addo

Ishmael Addo is a Ghanaian football striker. He has spent his whole career at Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club, but has also spent several years on loan in France, Israel, Greece, Cyprus and India.-International:...

, Emmanuel Osei Kuffour*, Charles Asampong Taylor

Charles Asampong Taylor

Kweku Charles Bismark Taylor Asampong is a Ghanaian football player who currently plays for Bechem Chelsea...

, Eben "Dida" Armah, James Nanor, Dan Quaye, Justice Ampah, Edmund Copson, James Zoglo, Emmanuel Donkor, Emmanuel Adjogu, Maouas Kwame Ali.

Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour was top scorer in the Champions League Competition
Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour "General", Charles Kwaku Asampong "Taylor", Bernard Dong Bortey "Dada Diouf/Serial Killer" and Ishmael Addo formed the much dreaded 64 Battalion. This squad won all there is to win in Africa that year in a surreal fashion. They traveled to Tunis for the first leg of the 2000 Champions League. After going down by a goal early in the game, they came back to score two late goals over an Espérance team that hadn't lost at home for that year. The return league was even better. An Espérance early goal had subdued the home fans to fear and total silence before the 'Battalion' staged a three-goal comeback to wrap up as winners, piercing fear into the hearts of all the African clubs in the process. When the once continental lords – Egypt's Zamalek SC – came to Ghana to meet Hearts for the Super Cup
CAF Super Cup
The CAF Super Cup is an annual African association football competition contested between the winners of the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup. The competition was first held in 1993 and is organised by the Confederation of African Football...

, the fear in the visiting side was so evident as they succumbed to a 2 nil defeat amidst a plague of attacks from the Phobians. Hearts' performance geared them to the 8th place in world club ranking for that period. Some football minds even believed their form could be one of the reasons FIFA scratched it's World Club Championship
FIFA Club World Cup
The FIFA Club World Cup is a football competition between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations.The first FIFA Club World Championship took place in Brazil in January 2000...

tournament for that year to calm the fears of European teams suffering humiliation at the hands of the African conquerors. That theory is still yet to be proven though but one thing was clear: the '64 Battalion' were just dangerous!

Head Coach: Sir Cecil Jones Attuquayefio

Club President: Harry Zakour

2004 Team – Confederations Cup
CAF Confederation Cup
The CAF Confederation Cup is an international club association football competition run by the Confederation of African Football.-Qualification:...

Inaugural Winners – Beat Compatriots, Asante Kotoko in Finals

Sannie Mohammed, Dan Quaye, Amankwah Mireku (Captain), Acquah Harrison, Michael Donkor, Francis Bossman, Adjah Tetteh, Lawrence Adjei, Louis Agyemang, Prince Tagoe, Emmanuel Osei Kuffour, Dong Bortey, Ablade Morgan.

Head Coach: Sir Cecil Jones Attuquayefio

Club President: Tommy Okine (Nii Ayi Bonte II)

Current players – 2009/2010

(Captain)

Famous players

All popular players of the club

Ishmael Addo

Ishmael Addo

Joe Addo

Joseph Addo is a former Ghanaian football defender and one-time captain of the Ghana national team.- Career :Addo went to the United States to attend college and play soccer at George Mason University...

Sammy Adjei Lawrence Adjei

Lawrence Adjei

Lawrence Adjei-Okyere , is a Ghanaian football midfielder who plays for Sporting Club de Bangui.-Career:Adjei played at the top level of European football with FC Spartak Moscow in the European Champions League 2001. He played from January to June 2008 in India and scored his first goal in Indian...

Opoku Afriyie

Opoku Afriyie is a former Ghanaian footballer. He was popularly called Bayie. He played as a striker and won many caps with Asante Kotoko and the Ghana national football team. He works currently for Asante Kotoko as Team-Manager.-Club football:...

Louis Agyemang

Louis Agyemang is a Ghanaian footballer, who currently plays for Medeama SC.- Career :Agyemang has snubbed Accra Hearts of Oak and signed up with Kumasi Asante Kotoko in a bid to resurrect a career that has gone downhill in the last few years.His previous club was when he was on loan at Dynamos in...

Mohammed Ahmed Polo

Yaw Amankwah Mireku

Justice Kwasi Ampah Anthony Annan

Anthony Annan

Anthony Gildas Kofi Annan is a Ghanaian international footballer, who currently plays as a central midfielder for Vitesse in the Dutch Eredivisie of the Fußball-Bundesliga.- Playing in Ghana:...

Stephen Appiah

Stephen Leroy Appiah is a former Ghana International football midfielder and captain. He is currently a free agent. He has played for several European clubs since 1997 and is currently without a club. Appiah was a member of the Ghana national team, which he has represented at the youth, Olympic,...

Sebastian Barnes

Sebastian Barnes (footballer)

Sebastian Barnes is a Ghanaian former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a midfielder.-Club career:...

Kwabena Boafo

Kwabena Boafo is a Ghanaian football player who played for the Hearts of Oak.-Career:Boafo began his career by Sekondi Hasaacas and joined in January 2003 to Hearts of Oak, here was later named as team captain.-External links:*...

Bernard Dong Bortey

Bernard Dong-Bortey is a Ghanaian football player currently on loan from Ghanaian club Aduana Stars to Sông Lam Nghệ An.-Career:...

Daniel Coleman

Daniel Coleman is a Ghanaian football player.- Career :Coleman began his career by Hearts of Oak and joined in January 2005 on loan to Al-Nasr, before turned back to Hearts in January 2006. On 30 August 2009 the Team-Captain of Hearts of Oak left his club to sign for Real Tamale United...

Ibrahim Dossey

Ibrahim Dossey was a Ghanaian football goalkeeper.-Career:Dossey was born in Accra, Ghana...

Robert Foley Eric Gawu

Eric Gawu

Eric Gawu is a Ghanaian football player who, is playing for Bnei Sakhnin.-Career:Had a very good season at King Faisal Babes in the 2004-2005 Ghana league season but could not settle when he made a switch to Hearts of Oak for $60,000...

Robert Hammond Tawrick Jibril Samuel Johnson Laryea Kingston

Laryea Kingston

Laryea Kingston is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who is currently playing for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Be'er Sheva in Israel...

Emmanuel Osei Kuffour Justice Moore
Ablade Morgan

Ablade Morgan

Abladey Morgan is a Ghanaian football player last playing at the position of Midfielder for the Ghana club Accra Hearts of Oak SC.-Career:...

Jacob Nettey

Yaw Preko

Yaw Preko is a former football striker from Ghana.- Career :His career started in Powerlines, a small Ghanaian club, and his first European club was R.S.C. Anderlecht where he became Belgian champion three times. He played in Turkey from 1997-2004 before joining Halmstads BK in the Allsvenskan...

Daniel Quaye

Daniel Quaye is a Ghanaian football defender. He currently plays for Yanbian FC.- Career :Quaye is one of Ghana's favourite footballing talents after his long and distinguished career with Hearts of Oak....

Shamo Quaye

Shamo Quaye was a football player from Ghana, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.- Career :...

Christian Sabah Mohammed Sannie

Mohammed Sannie

Mohammed Sannie is a Ghanaian football goalkeeper currently playing at Asante Kotoko.- Career :Sannie began his career 2004 in the OneTouch Premier League with Hearts of Oak and replaces Sammy Adjei....

Prince Tagoe

Prince Tagoe is a Ghanaian international footballer, who plays as a striker for Süper Lig club Bursaspor in Turkey.-Early career:...

Charles Asampong Taylor

Kweku Charles Bismark Taylor Asampong is a Ghanaian football player who currently plays for Bechem Chelsea...

Stephen Tetteh

Stephen Tetteh is a Ghanaian football defender, who is currently registered to play for Tema Youth in the Glo Premiere League.-Career:...

Other notable players

Lawrence Adjei

Stanley Afedzie

Stanley Afedzie is a Ghanaian footballer, who currently plays for R.O.C. de Charleroi-Marchienne.-Career:Afedzie began his career with Liberty Professionals F.C. in September 2005 signed than for Hearts of Oak. He left after three years Hearts of Oak to join on 8 January 2008 to Libyan Premier...

Owusu Afriyie

Owusu Afriyie is a Ghanaian former professional footballer. Nicknamed Arriky, he played as a midfielder in Ghana, Spain, Portugal, Austria, and England.-Career:...

Mahmoud Ahmed Karimu Alhassan

Karimu Alhassan

Karimu Alhassan is a Ghanaian footballer.He currently plays as a defender for Zamalek.-Career:In 2008 he signed for Hearts of Oak, and later was named as the team captain....

Emmanuel Armah Owusu Benson

Owusu Benson

Owusu Benson or Benson Owusu is a Ghanaian football player. He currently plays for SC Buochs.- Career :He played in Switzerland since 1995, except one and a half year left for JEF United Japan. He also holds a Swiss passport....

Bernard Whyte
Michael Donkor Willie Evans

Willie Evans (footballer)

Willie Evans is a retired Ghanaian association football player who played in the North American Soccer League and American Soccer League.In 1967, Evans joined the Atlanta Chiefs of the American Soccer League. In 1969, he moved to the Washington Darts of the American Soccer League. The Darts won...

Bashiru Gambo

Bashiru Gambo is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for VfR Mannheim.-External links:* at transfermarkt.de...

Abubakari Kankani

Abubakari Kankani is a Ghanaian football player currently playing at the position of Goalkeeper for the Ghana club Norchip Sepe Timpom.-International:Kankani played from 2001 to 2003 4 international games for Ghana...

Ablade Kumah Joe Louis Abdul Mumuni

Abdul Mumuni

Abdul Ali Mumuni is a former Ghanaian footballer who played as a forward. He was the Ghanaian Premier League's top scorer while playing for Dawu Youngstars in the 1991–92 season. This was the first and only occasion Mumuni was the league's top scorer and the first time Dawu Youngstars had...

Stephen Ofei

Stephen Offei is a Ghanaian-born footballer, who plays for Maccabi Be'er Sheva-Career:Before moving to Israel, he played as a defender for Accra Hearts of Oak for three seasons and was the most capped player for the club...

Eric Opoku

Eric Opoku-Agyemang is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays for Ghana Premier League club Asante Kotoko.-Career:...

Emmanuel Osei

Emmanuel Osei is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a defender.-Club career:Born in Accra, Osei began his career in 2001 with regional club Echomog, and moved to Suhum Maxbees of the Poly Tank Division One League a year later...

Laud Quartey

Laud Quartey is a Ghanaian football player currently playing for Ghana Telecom Premier League side Accra Hearts of Oak SC.-Career:...

Abdullah Quaye

Abdullah Quaye , formerly Awulley Junior Quaye, is a Ghanaian football midfielder. He currently plays for Al-Wahda.-International career:...

Emmanuel Tetteh

Emmanuel Tetteh is a retired Ghanaian football player.-Career:Tetteh began his career with Accra Hearts of Oak SC in Ghana. He moved to Europe to play for K. Sint-Truidense V.V. and FC Winterthur, before moving to Lechia Gdańsk and Polonia Warsaw...

Charles Vardis

Charles Vardis is a Ghanaian football player currently playing at the position of Defender for New Edubiase United.-Career:...

Seth Wilson

Former head coaches

Ackom Duncan Carl Weigang Charles Addo Odametey

Charles Addo Odametey

Charles Addo Odametey was a Ghanaian football player.- Career :He played as a defender for Accra Hearts of Oak and was one of the original Black Stars, the Ghana national football team...

Willie Evans

Willie Evans (footballer)

John Eshun

John Eshun is a former Ghana international football defender.-Career:Born in Sekondi, Eshun began playing club football for local sides Sekondi Eleven Wise F.C. and Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.....

Sam Arday

Sam Arday is a Ghanaian football coach who has managed the Ghana national side on two occasions - from 1996 to 1997, and again in 2004, currently is Technical Director Feyenoord Academy.-Coaching career:...

Cecil Jones Attuquayefio

-International:He played many times for the Ghana national team and helped the team win the 1965 African Nations Cup.-Coaching career:He managed the Benin national team to the 2004 African Nations Cup and Hearts of Oak to the 2000 African Champions League title. He also managed Ghana's national...

King Adjei Pele Ernst Middendorp

Ernst Middendorp

Ernst Middendorp is a German football manager.- Career :Middendorp coached the South African Castle Premiership team Kaizer Chiefs from the beginning of the 2005/06 season up to March 5, 2007....

Petre Gavrilă Charles Gyamfi

Charles Gyamfi

Charles Kumi Gyamfi is a retired Ghanaian footballer who is remarkable for being the first African player to play in Germany, when he joined Fortuna Düsseldorf in 1960....

Isaac Paha

Isaac Paha is a Ghanaian football coach who also enjoyed a career as a player.-International:Paha is also a former member of the Black Stars and was the captain of the team in 1984.-Coaching career:...

Emmanuel Kwesi Afranie J. E. Sarpong Fred Osam Doudoo Siegfried Bahner

Siegfried Bahner

Siegfried Bahner is a German football coach.-Career:Bahner has coached a number of teams in Africa, including Hearts of Oak of Ghana and Shooting Stars of Nigeria, where he was sacked and then re-hired within the space of 24 hours....

Mohammed Ahmed Polo

Francis Oti-Akenteng
Sam Amarteifio Sampson Lamptey Ofei Ansah Abdul Karim Zito Herbert Addo Mitko Dobrev Eyal Lahman

Eyal Lahman

Eyal Lahman is an Israeli football manager, and currently the manager of Maccabi Petah Tikva.-Biography:Born in Petah Tikva, Lahman joined the Hapoel Petah Tikva youth system, but left the club at 16 to join Petah Tikva-based Hapoel Mahane Yehuda. He returned to Hapoel Petah Tikva aged 18, but...

Kosta Papic

-Coaching career:Previous clubs: Kaizer Chiefs, Maritzburg United, Orlando Pirates ; Lobi Stars, Enyimba, Enugu Rangers, Kwara United...

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Ma Root

Ma Root is a former coach of Accra Hearts of Oak FC. The German coach is famous for trying to import many European players into the Hearts of Oak team. The experiment failed with Andrew Grant being the only remaining European import at the club...

Former chairmen

H. P. Nyametei
Akai Nettey
C. B. Nettey
Tommy Thompson
Harry Sawyerr
Seth Abadzie
Dr. Nyaho Tamakloe
Awuah Nyamekye
Ernest Bediako
Harry Zakour
Bright Akwetey
Andrew West
Hon. E.C. Quaye

External links

Official website

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