Ghana Football
Accra Hearts of Oak: History, Club House, Trophies & Owner
Accra Hearts of Oak: History, Club House, Trophies & Owner
History
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. The team was founded in 1911, and remains 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 of the Ghanaian football pyramid. The Accra Sports Stadium is the club’s home grounds, where the team plays its home games.
Club House ( Pobiman Project)
The continental club masters as commonly referred to by fans of the club have their clubhouse and sporting infrastructure at Pobiman, a suburb of Accra. The Club House after its completion will house the junior side (academy players) of the club, popularly called Auroras.
The sod-cutting ceremony of the project took place on the 11th of November, 2019 by the majority shareholder and board chairman, Togbe Afede XIV. Turkish construction firm, Prefabex Yapi Technologileri San Ve Tlc Limited (STL) have been mandated to construct the project which includes training pitches, hostels, swimming pools and offices.
Trophies & Honours
Hearts have won the Premier League twenty-one times, the Ghanaian FA Cup a record twelve times, the Ghana Super Cup, a joint-record three times, the President’s Cup, five times,[5] and the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederations Cup once each.
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. 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. 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.
Owner
Hearts of Oak after its successful floatation of shares has a board of directors with Togbe Afede XIV, as Board Chair, Mr E.M Commodore-Mensah, Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, Frank Nelson Nwokolo, Prof. Kofi Kumado, Ivy Heward-Mills, and Alhassan Andani, Hon. Vincent Sowah-Odetei, Alhaji Akanbi and Elvis Hesse Herman as other members of the board. However, a managing director will be appointed soon to join the board, for which the position has already been advertised.
As things stand before the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the club, Togbe Afede XIV remains the owner until any change will be effected by the AGM which is scheduled to take place later this year.
Story by: Theophilus Autridge
Ghana Football
Asante Kotoko terminates Fatawu Safiu’s contract due to medical failure
A club statement by Asante Kotoko on Monday evening indicates that Abdul Fatawu Safiu’s contract has been terminated due to medical reasons.
According to the Kumasi-based royal club, the former Al-Sinaa SC striker failed a mandatory medical assessment test as required by the Ghana Football Association, following the announcement of his signing on the registration deadline day.
The returnee striker who joined Kotoko from Eleven Wonders in November 2018, ahead of the 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup campaign has been duly informed about the health-related issues which could rule him out for a long period.
Below is a full statement by Asante Kotoko
Asante Kotoko can confirm that it has relieved forward, Abdul Fatawu Safiu due to medical reasons.
Asante Kotoko entered into an employment contract with the player in order to meet registration deadlines as announced by the Ghana Football Association, and had to ensure that the player undergoes the pre-competition medical assessment which is the basic and compulsory requirement by the GFA.
This medical assessment was duly done awaiting further tests. The further assessment by the club’s medical team revealed other health related issues which could rule him out for a long period. The club, after being informed about the situation, concluded that continuing an employment contract with the player would not be of full benefit to both parties – the club and the player. Details of the specific medical condition have been clearly communicated to the player.
It is imperative to note that the GFA has rejected his registration, so keeping him would not be in the best interest of the club and the player, hence the decision to end the relationship.
The club wishes Abdul Fatawu Safiu the very best for the future and wish to assure him that he forever remains one of us, and he is welcome to serve in any capacity in the future.
Signed….
Management.
Ghana Football
Abdul Fatawu returns to Asante Kotoko on a two-year contract
Abdul Fatawu Safiu has signed a deal with Kotoko until January 2026.
The NC’s special competition’s best player and top scorer in 2019 returns after spells with Trelleborgs FF and FC Trollhättan in Sweden.
Safiu made his debut for the Kumasi-based royal club in the 2018-2019 season, scoring thirteen goals in sixteen games, including some amazing strikes in the CAF Confederation Cup.
The return of the forward is part of Coach Prosper Narteh’s goal of returning to the CAF Champions League.
The forward stated on the club’s website:
“I am very excited about this opportunity,” he stated.
“Everyone knows Kotoko is my favourite club, and as a kid, it was my dream to play for Kotoko and achieve that.”
Ghana Football
Asante Kotoko announce signing of Emmanuel Kotei on a three-year deal
Asante Kotoko have announced the acquisition of right-back Emmanuel Kotei on a three-year contract from Nsoatreman FC.
The 26-year-old brings Premier League experience from his time with Tamale City.
The offensive full-back demonstrated his skill and promise while playing for Nsoatreman and Tamale City, appearing in 47 games for both teams since the start of the 2022/23 season.
Kotei, who has been on the club’s scouting team’s radar, is our first addition of the second transfer window.
During his unveiling, the Kumasi native couldn’t contain his joy.
“Kotoko is every player’s dream, and mine has finally come true.” “Having the opportunity to wear our colours means everything to me as a local boy.” He informed the club’s journalists.
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