Accra Great Olympics is a

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

ian professional

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based in

Accra Accra (; tw, Nkran; dag, Ankara; gaa, Ga or ''Gaga'') is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , ...

Greater Accra The Greater Accra Region has the smallest area of Ghana's 16 administrative regions, occupying a total land surface of 3,245 square kilometres. This is 1.4 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. It is the second most populated region, befor ...

. The club is currently competing in the

Ghana Premier League The is the top professional association football division of the football league system in Ghana. Officially formed in 1956 to replace a previous league incarnation, the Gold Coast Club Competition (which began in 1933 and ended in 1953–54), t ...

. It has won the Ghana Premier League twice, in 1970, 1974 and the Ghana FA Cup thrice, in 1975, 1983 and 1995. 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.

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.

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 Gladson Awako (born December 31, 1990) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a midfielder and captains Accra Hearts of Oaks. Career Early career Awako began his career with Berekum Arsenal and joined in 2006 to All Stars F.C. who played hi ...

Grounds

The club plays their matches at the Accra Sports Stadium.

Current squad

Honours

**Champions 1970, 1974 *

Ghanaian FA Cup The Ghanaian FA Cup, currently known as the MTN FA Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the top knockout tournament of the Ghanaian association football. The competition is played between the clubs of the Premier League, Division One League, Ghana ...

**Winners 1975, 1983, 1995

Performance in CAF Competitions

African Cup of Champions Clubs The CAF Champions League, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and formerly the African Cup of Champions Clubs, is an annual football club competition organized by the Confederation of African Football and cont ...

: 2 appearances ::

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...

: Semi-Final ::

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

: First Round *

CAF Cup The CAF Cup was an annual competition organised by the CAF for domestic leagues runners-up of member associations who have not qualified to the pre-existing CAF international club competition the African Cup of Champions Clubs. History The tou ...

: 1 appearance ::1999 – First Round * CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 4 appearances ::1984 – Second Round ::1992 – Second Round ::1996 – withdrew in First Round ::2000 – First Round

Participation in CAF Competitions

1- ''Great Olympics withdrew''

Managers

Annor Walker Daniel Annor Walker is a Ghanaian football coach who currently coaches the Accra Great Olympics and the Ghana A' national football team (Local Black Stars). He previously coached Ghanaian teams; Nania FC, Kpando Hearts of Lions and Berekum Ch ...

(Head Coach) 2020– Yaw Preko (Assistant Head Coach) 2020– Godwin Attram (Assistant Head Coach) 2020–2021

Previous notable coaches

Cecil Jones Attuquayefio Cecil Jones Attuquayefio (18 October 1944 – 12 May 2015) was a Ghanaian football player and coach. International career Attuquayefio played many times for the Ghana national team and helped the team win the 1965 African Nations Cup. Coa ...

(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

External links

Official Twitter account
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Great Olympics category (ghana scoccernet)

References

Football clubs in Ghana Football clubs in Accra 1954 establishments in Gold Coast (British colony) Association football clubs established in 1954 Accra Great Olympics F.C. {{Ghana-footyclub-stub