Accra Hearts of Oak S.C (Hearts Sports Club)
The Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club is a professional sports team headquartered in Accra, Ghana. Hearts of Oak or Hearts is a Ghanaian football club, which dates back to 1911. It is also the oldest active football team in Ghana and is known for its traditional colors of red, yellow, and blue. Fans of the Accra Hearts of Oak S.C are referred to as Phobians.
Hearts, short for Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club Limited, is a Ghanaian football team with a history dating back to 1911 and a stellar reputation across the continent and beyond.
The team is one of 16 that play in Ghana’s top division, known as the Ghana Premier League.
Since 1911, the club has provided employment for hundreds of the country’s talented young people. Many players have gone on to become major stars both at home and abroad after receiving training there, including those as young as 15 at the time. It continues to hire young people and is currently constructing a dorm to educate and prepare even more young players for the future.
The Hearts of Oak tasted its first considerable success in 1922, when the Accra Football League was established by Governor of the Gold Coast Sir Gordon Guggisberg. Hearts had six victories and eight losses in this league. Hearts has been successful ever since it was founded in 1956 and entered the Ghana Football League, which is now known as the Ghana Premier League. In 2000, Hearts of Oak swept the trophies for the Ghana FA Cup, the Ghana Premier League, and the CAF Champions League Cup.
After leading Hearts to victories in the CAF Champions League (2000), CAF Super Cup (2001), and CAF Confederations Cup (2004), Sir Cecil Jones Attuquayefio is still the club’s most lauded coach. Young men of the Ga Colonial period rallied under war captain Christopher Brandford Nettey to start the club. The Simon Okraku brothers (Adolf, Alfred, and Wilhelm), J.T.O. Ankrah, J.A. Aryee, Dodoo Annang, Darku Abbey, Mark Nettey, the Simon duet, the Bruce Tagoe brothers, Willie Ocran, T.F. Wilson, J.D.K. Botwe, F.D. Amoo, Peter Malm, Quashie Coker, and Akom Duncan were also members of Akom Duncan, a native of Saltpond, served as the team’s first captain, and all of the other founders also played on the first team.
Bringing joy, dignity, and admiration to every Phobian is Hearts Of Oak’s top priority. The club aims to become the best football team in Ghana and all of Africa. Instilling a shared understanding of the club’s values and principles as a whole football program.
Accra Hearts of Oak Sports Club Honors
- CAF SUPER CUP
- GHANA SUPER CUP
- GHANA PREMIER LEAGUE
- GHANA FA CUP
- CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
- CAF CONFEDERATIONS CUP
The Ghana Premier League is the highest level of competition in Ghana’s professional association football league system. Read more.
Accra Hearts of Oak, a club in Ghana’s premier league, has updated their logo in an effort to “modernize the appearance and feel of the brand to keep pace and preserve relevancy.”
Introducing our new badge and wordmark. Respecting our storied heritage but now we are ready to take on the digital world. pic.twitter.com/3U4rBrC49y
— Phobians – #MTNFACupChampions?? (@HeartsOfOakGH) November 6, 2018
“the new badge is an evolution of the old mark paying particular attention to honor the sacred components of the club’s history,” the club states. These features include the oak tree, the rainbow colors, and the founding year of 1911.
The club collaborated on the new look with teamup, a sports brand and consultancy firm based in the United Kingdom. Teamup’s client list includes Arsenal, Celtic FC of Scotland, Tottenham Hotspur, and Under Armour.
