Thomas Freeman Yebboah

Hearts of Oak, a club formed on 11th November, 1911, is celebrating its 110th anniversary today, Thursday, 11th November, 2021.

It is the oldest existing club in the annals of Ghanaian football.

The club has chalked plenty of successes within their 110 years of existence. They have won the Ghanaian topflight league 21 times, the FA Cup 11 times, one CAF Champions League, One CAF Confederation Cup and one CAF Super Cup.

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Hundreds of players have gone through Hearts of Oak, but few were able to establish themselves as fans favourites as a result of their consistent displays.

Below is the list of the finest Hearts of Oak XI of all-time:

1. Sammy Adjei - Adjei was the goalkeeper of the Hearts of Oak team that conquered Africa in 2000 and also won five Ghana Premier League titles and the CAF Super Cup in 2001 with the Phobians. Adjei was part of the Black Stars team that qualified Ghana for their maiden FIFA World Cup in Germany.

2. Chris Briant - He was the first skipper of the Black Stars. He also captained Accra Hearts of Oak.

3. Ofei Ansah - He was a versatile defender, who played in both the left and the right fullback positions. Ofei was part of the of the Hearts of Oak team that finished runners-up twice in the 1970’s and also won several league titles and FA Cups with the Phobians. The hard-tackling defender won the 1978 and 1982 Africa Cup of Nations with the Black Stars.

4. Jacob Netteh - He was the skipper of the all-conquering Hearts of Oak team in 2000-won the Champions League, CAF Super Cup, several League and FA Cup titles as the leader of the playing body of Hearts of Oak. His performance also earned him a call-up to the Black Stars in his heydays.

5. Addo Odametey - The centre back has a good sense of judgement of the game. He once captained Hearts of Oak and also led Ghana to win the 1965 AFCON in Tunisia. He won league and FA Cup titles with Hearts of Oak and again won several FA Cup medals and a lea.gue title when he was transferred to Real Republicans.

6. Adolf Armah - The mercurial midfielder is&nbsp;rated by his teammates at Hearts of Oak and Black Stars to be one of the finest creative midfielders Ghana has ever produced. He was part of the successful Hearts of Oak era in the 1970’s and also won the Africa Cup of Nations with the Black Stars in 1978, emerging as one of the star men of the tournament.

7. Ofei Dodoo - Nicknamed the ‘Little Bird’ was a winger. He was part of the Hearts of Oak team that won the maiden topflight league in Ghana and also contributed immensely to the Black Stars triumph in 1963 in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

8. Emmanuel Osei Kuffour - The supporting striker paid his dues to the club winning several league titles and FA Cups, after joining them from Ebusua Dwarfs. He was instrumental in helping the team win a historic treble in 2000- won the CAF Champions League, the Ghana Premier League and the FA Cup. Osei Kuffour crowned the Champions League title with the top scorer’s award with ten goals scoring in both the home and the away games to condemn Esperance in the final.

9. Ishmael Addo - He was a genius scorer of his days, making the news as the first player to win the top scorer award in the Ghana Premier League on three consecutive occasions and equalled the feat of Dan Owusu in the 1980’s as the only player to do so. Addo played a major role in helping Hearts of Oak win the treble in 2000 and also scored in Tunis and Accra against Esperance in the CAF Champions League final.

10. Shamo Quaye - The attacking midfielder excited a lot of soccer fans in the country and his memory is still fresh in the minds of football loving fans, because his presence in the Hearts of Oak team intensified the rivalry between Hearts and Kotoko. He won league title and FA Cups with the Phobians. Shamo Quaye also had stint with the Black Stars

11. Mohammed Polo - The dribbling magician as he was affectionately called is the most creative player Accra Hearts of Oak has ever produced. He joined the team in the early 1970’s and in 1973 he was voted the footballer of the Year by the Sporst Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) in its maiden awards night. Mohammed Polo was part of the fearsome five of Hearts of Oat- the team that tormented their rivals Asante Kotoko in the 1970’s. Polo was also part of the Black Stars team that won the 1978 AFCON on home soil.

Substitutes: Dodoo Ankrah, Dan Quaye, Amankwah Mireku,Hesse Odamtey Sanni Wahab, Dong Bortey, Peter Lamptey, Robert Hammond, Mama Acquah, Anas Seidu, Charles Allotey, Joe Ansah, Mahatma Otoo, C.K Gyamfi, Aggrey Fyn, Adu Darko, Charles Taylor.

Criteria used to select Hearts' finest are:

Position, national teams contribution, commitment and number of seasons played for the club and individual brilliance.

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According to the former Atletico Madrid player Ghanaians enjoy eating instant noodles and most women on their first date demand it from him and other guys.

Partey further explained that, a number of Ghanaian men spend huge sums of their income buying instant noodles to impress their love ones on a daily basis.

The player sarcastically reiterated that it was high time he even became an ambassador for a noodles company.

Meanwhile, Thomas Partey over the weekend picked up another injury as Arsenal suffered a defeat against Aston Villa in the Premier league.

The Ghanaian midfielder has been battling with series of injuries since joining the London giants. He recently made an injury return, so his current situation is a big blow to Mikel Arteta’s side.

Thomas Partey joined Arsenal from Atletico Madrid last summer for a whopping 50 million dollars.

He has also been a key figure in the colours of the senior national male football team of Ghana.

Watch the video <a href="https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Thomas-Partey-reveals-how-he-spent-money-buying-noodles-for-girls-1174273?video=1">here</a>

Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey has revealed that that he used to spend money on noodles for girls in order to please them back in Ghana

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He fends off competition from John Mensah and long jumper Ignatius Gaisah to win the topmost award.

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Stephen Appiah played a key role as Ghana reached the round of 16 of the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.

Appiah was however absent but his mum, Comfort Afua Mortey received the converted prize on his behalf.

The well-attended event, dedicated to honour outstanding sportsmen and women within the year in review was spiced up with the presence of some very important dignitaries including Ministers of State and Members of the Diplomatic Corps amongst others.

Below Is the full list of award winners:

•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2006 Sports Personality of The Year - Stephen Appiah

•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Male Footballer of The Year - John Mensah

•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Female Footballer of The Year - Sheila Okine

•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Special Meritorious Awards -Richard Kingston -John Mensah

•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Female Athlete of The Year - Vida Anim

•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Male Athlete of The Year - Ignatius Gaisah

•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Discovery of The Year - Anita Amankwah

•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Promising Player of The Year - Alhaji Saanie Mohamed

•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Referee of The Year - Alex Kotey

•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Professional Boxer of The Year - Yakubu Amidu

•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amateur Boxer of The Year - Awusoni Yekini

•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Volleyball Player of The Year- Iddrisu Banousin Wakiki

•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hockey Player of The Year (Male) - Salia Nsalbini

•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hockey Player of The Year (Female) - Emily Aggrey

•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Weightlifter of The Year - Majetie Fetrie

•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Young Golfer of The Year -Nicolo Catto

•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Female Golfer of The Year - Mona Captan

•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dedication and Valour - Cynthia Akweley Lamptey

•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chairman of The Year - Cliff Aboagye

•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Special Award - Ataa Lartey

•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Male Handball Player Of The Year - Peter Amegashie

•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Coach of The Year - David Duncan

•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Team of The Year - Black Stars

•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Scrabble Player of The Year - Michael Quao

•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Female Handball Player of The Year - Comfort Danso

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Odion Ighalo who is on loan at Manchester United from Shanghai Greenland Shenhua of the Chinese Super League is one of the persons who have been touched by the hilarious nature of Bukom Banku.

And he has indicated in an Instagram interview with renowned journalist Nana Aba Anamoah that he is yearning to meet Bukom Banku in Ghana.

“ I am very serious. Kindly make provisions so I meet Bukom Banku. I really like him and would like to meet him. He will be the reason I will visit Ghana at the end of the season. It will be a great pleasure to meet him”. He told Nana Aba Anamoah.

Odion Ighalo has scored in all three of his starts in all competitions for Manchester United, with the Nigerian netting four goals in total.

Manchester United striker Odion Ighalo says he will visit Ghana at the end of the season because of his quest to meet Brimah Kamoko a.k.a Bukom Banku.

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Ansu Fati is still breaking records and another one dropped tonight. With his goal against Inter Milan, just a minute after coming on as a substitute for another first-time UCL goalscorer

The goal means he has scored at even tenderer age than Olympiacos striker Peter Ofori-Quaye. The Ghanaian was only 17 years, 6 months and 7 days old when he netted against Rosenborg, but his record has now been confined to the history books, and replaced by that of a Barça teenager who just can’t stop breaking records!

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Youngest UEFA Champions League scorers

17 years 40 days: Ansu Fati (Internazionale Milano 1-2 Barcelona, 10/12/19)

17 years 195 days: Peter Ofori-Quaye (Rosenborg 5-1 Olympiacos, 01/10/97)

17 years 216 days: Mateo Kovačić (Dinamo Zagreb 1-7 Lyon, 07/12/11)

17 years 218 days: Cesc Fàbregas (Arsenal 5-1 Rosenborg, 07/12/04)

17 years 218 days: Bojan Krkić (Schalke 0-1 Barcelona, 01/04/08)

17 years 241 days: Martin Klein (Panathinaikos 2-1 Sparta Praha, 27/02/02)

17 years 263 days: Breel Embolo (Basel 4-0 Ludogorets, 04/11/14)

17 years 300 days: Aaron Ramsey (Fenerbahçe 2-5 Arsenal, 21/10/08)

17 years 322 days: Karim Benzema (Lyon 2-1 Rosenborg, 06/11/05)

18 years 44 days: Alex Oxlade-Chambelain (Arsenal 2-1 Olympiacos, 28/09/11)

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