Accra Hearts of Oak S.C.

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Hearts of Oak
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Full nameAccra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club
Nickname(s)Phobia
Founded11 November 1911;113 years ago (1911-11-11)
Ground Accra Sports Stadium
Capacity40,000
Chairman Togbe Afede XIV
Manager Aboubakar Ouattara
League Ghana Premier League
2022–23 12th
Website heartsofoaksc.com
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club, commonly referred to as Hearts of Oak or just Hearts, is a professional sports club based in Accra (Greater Accra), Ghana. [1] Founded in 1911, the club is the oldest surviving football club in Ghana and its traditional colours are red, yellow and blue. Hearts of Oak competes in the Ghana Premier League, the premier division on the Ghanaian football pyramid. The Accra Sports Stadium is the club's home grounds.

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Hearts has won the Premier League twenty-one times, the Ghanaian FA Cup a record twelve times, [2] the Ghana Super Cup, a joint record three times [3] [4] the President's Cup, six times, [5] [6] [7] and the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederations Cup once each. [8] Accra Hearts of Oak was also ranked eighth football club in the world in the year 2000 when the club dominated most of the continent's sporting activities. [9] Accra Hearts of Oak remains the only football club in West Africa to have won a Continental Treble; one of 6 Africa-based clubs and one of 21 football clubs worldwide to have achieved this feat. During the colonial period, Hearts of Oak won a combined total of eight football league trophies in the Accra Football League and the Gold Coast Club Competition, both precursors to the Ghana Premier League. [10] In the Accra Football League, Hearts of Oak won the Guggisberg Shield donated by Sir Gordon Guggisberg, then Governor of the Gold Coast in 1922; the competition for Accra-based clubs was played on 12 occasions between 1922 and 1954; Hearts of Oak won the Shield six times, including the final tournament played in 1954. [11] As of 2020, Accra Hearts of Oak SC is one of the most valuable football clubs from Ghana, valued at $5.3 million. [12]

History

The club was founded on 11 November 1911, in Accra. [13] Hearts of Oak won their first major match in 1922 when Sir Gordon Guggisberg, then Governor of the Gold Coast, founded the Accra Football League. Hearts won 6 out of 12 seasons in this league. The club also won the 1953/54 edition of the Gold Coast Club Competition – the colonial precursor to the Ghana Premier League. [10] In 1956, Hearts joined the Ghanaian Football League and have flourished ever since. [14]

In the year 2000, the Hearts of Oak won the Ghanaian FA cup, the Ghana Premier League and for the first time in their history the CAF Champions League. [15] This was the most successful year in the club's history. [16] The team was led by club captain, Joseph Ansah. [17]

On 9 May 2001, 127 people died in Africa's worst footballing disaster. During a match between rivals, Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko. Trouble started when supporters of Asante Kotoko began ripping out seats in an act of hooliganism in protest at a goal allowed by the referee. The match was officiated by referee J. Wilson Sey, [18] from Cape Coast. 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 the stadium was not up to FIFA standards. The rush to escape the tear gas was a contributory factor to the death toll. A commission of inquiry, indicted six police officers in its initial report, but they were not convicted as it was deemed that the deaths could have been caused by the stampede instead of the tear gas. [19] [20]

As of 2020, the transfer value of the Accra Hearts of Oak was £2.03 million, the highest of all sports clubs in Ghana. [21]

Grounds

Accra Hearts of Oak play home matches at the Accra Sports Stadium. The Accra Sports Stadium holds an estimated 40,000 seats. Although purchased in the 1980s, the Pobiman Training Ground was only put to use in the summer of 2018. Construction for an expansion of the 19-acre site in the Pobiman neighborhood, is currently in the planning stages way. The club plans to build a state-of-the-art facility.

Rivalries

Accra Hearts of Oak's longest established rivalry is with Asante Kotoko S.C. and their city rivals Accra Great Olympics FC.

Current squad

First team squad

As of 3 February 2024

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
2 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA David Oppong Afrane(captain)
3 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Michael Ampadu
4 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Yakubu Zakari
5 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Kelvin Osei Asibey
6 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Abdul-Aziz Nurudeen
7 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Yaw Amankwa Baafi
8 MF Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  CGO Glid Otanga
9 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Hamza Issah
10 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Salifu Ibrahim
11 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Michelle Sarpong
13 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Kwadwo Obeng Junior
14 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Evans Adomako
15 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Kofi Agbesimah
16 GK Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Eric Ofori Antwi
18 FW Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Albert Eonde
No.Pos.NationPlayer
19 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Gideon Asante Yeboah
20 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Seidu Suraj
21 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Thomas Winimi
22 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Martin Karikari
23 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Enock Asubonteng
25 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Raphael Amponsah
26 GK Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Richmond Ayi
29 FW Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  CIV Kassim Cisse
30 GK Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Richard Attah
34 MF Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD Linda Mtange
35 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Eric Esso
40 FW Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  CGO Ramos Wanet
45 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Dennis Nkrumah-Korsah
55 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Kwabena Anane
56 GK Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Kwadwo Bonsu

[22] [23] Reference as of 12 March 2021

Out on loan

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Konadu Yiadom (Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih)

Honours

Official trophies (recognised by CAF and FIFA)

Domestic

  • Ghana Premier League
    • Champions (21): 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

Other GFA National Titles

1973, 1974 (shared), 1977 (shared), 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985
2003, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2022, 2023

Gold Coast

Notable players

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

Club captains

Managers

List of managers since 1991

Seasons

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