Accra Great Olympics F.C.

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Accra Great Olympics
The Official Accra Great Olympics logo.jpg
Full nameAccra Great Olympics Football Club Limited
Nickname(s)Oly Dade
Founded1954;70 years ago (1954)
Ground Accra Sports Stadium
Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Capacity40,000
Manager Annor Walker
League Ghana Premier League

Accra Great Olympics is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Accra, Greater Accra. The club is currently competing in the Ghana Premier League. [1] It has won the Ghana Premier League twice, in 1970, 1974 and the Ghana FA Cup thrice, in 1975, 1983 and 1995. [2] Since its inception the club has forged a fierce rivalry between their neighbours Accra Hearts of Oak which has culminated into interesting game weeks over the years when the two face each other. [3] [4] [5] [6]

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History

The club was formed in 1954 in Accra, Greater Accra Region of Ghana. It celebrated its 52nd anniversary in 2006, and their 66th in 2020. [7] [8] [9]

2020

The club is currently coached by Annor Walker assisted by Yaw Preko and captained by Ghanaian 2009 U-20 World Cup champion Gladson Awako. [10]

Grounds

The club plays their matches at the Accra Sports Stadium. [11] [12]

Current squad

As of 3 February 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Seidu Ismaila
2 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Mathew Abayase
3 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Isaac Mensah
4 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Samuel Ashie Quaye
7 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Michael Yeboah
9 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Michael Osei
10 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Emmanuel Antwi
11 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Rodney Appiah
12 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Emmanuel Akesseh
13 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Prince Antwi
14 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Raymond Oko Grippman
15 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Richard Botchway
16 GK Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Eugene Adjah Sowah
No.Pos.NationPlayer
17 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Michael Kweku Osei
18 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Solomon Adomako
20 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Prince Kwadwo Afrifa
21 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Razak Kasim
23 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Boateng Frimpong
26 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Ebenezer Sekyere
27 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Solomon Twene
28 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Matthew Agama
29 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Christopher Nettey
30 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Kekeli Attor
31 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Abraham Nissi
40 GK Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Benjamin Asare

[10]

Honours

Performance in CAF competitions

1971: Semi-Final
1975: First Round
1999 – First Round
1984 – Second Round
1992 – Second Round
1996 – withdrew in First Round
2000 – First Round

Participation in CAF competitions

YearTournamentRoundClubHomeAwayTotal
1971 African Cup of Champions Clubs 1 Flag of Kenya.svg Abaluhya United 3–10–03–1
2 Flag of Madagascar.svg MMM Tamatave 4–01–25–2
Quarterfinal Flag of Uganda.svg Coffee United SC 2–00–02–0
Semi-final Flag of Ghana.svg Asante Kotoko 1–10–11–2
1975 African Cup of Champions Clubs 1 Flag of Nigeria.svg Enugu Rangers 0–21–21–4
1984 African Cup Winners’ Cup 1 Flag of Mali.svg Djoliba AC 0–04–04–0
2 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas 2–10–22–3
1992 African Cup Winners’ Cup 1 Flag of Liberia.svg Invincible Eleven 0–12–02–1
2 Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg DC Motema Pembe 1–02–43–4
1996 African Cup Winners’ Cup 1 Flag of Senegal.svg ASF Douanes w.o. 1
1999 CAF Cup 1 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Etoile Filante 3–20–23–4
2000 African Cup Winners’ Cup 1 Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg Al Ittihad Tripoli 2–00–22–2 (2–3 p)

1- Great Olympics withdrew

Managers

Annor Walker (head coach) [13] 2020–

Yaw Preko (assistant head coach) [14] 2020–

Godwin Attram (assistant head coach) [14] 2020–2021

Previous notable coaches

Cecil Jones Attuquayefio (1974–1984)

David Duncan (2001–2003)

Ken Augustt (2011–2012)

Godwin Attram (2017)

Yaw Preko (2020)

Seasons

2020–21 Accra Great Olympics F.C. season

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