Today In Sports History: Hearts of Oak win 2006/2007 Ghana Premier League title
On this day 29 April 2007 (Exactly 17 years ago today) Hearts of Oak were confirmed Ghana League Premier champions after beating Berekum Arsenal 1-0 in their last league matche of the 2006/2007 season.
The Accra side finished top with 58 points, four more than second-placed AshantiGold.
Hearts sealed their 18th league title only after the Ghana Football Association resolved a catalogue of disciplinary decisions and results of matches by AshantiGold.
Asante Kotoko defeated Accra Great Olympics 5-3 at the Nkawkaw Park to finish third with 51points.
All the three goals of Olympics were scored by inside left Emmanuel Clottey to record a hat-trick to propel him to win the Goal King Race.
Feyenoord, Tano Bofoakwa and Power FC were relegated to the first division.
On this day 29 April 2012(Exactly 11 years ago today) Asante Kotoko extended their unbeaten run to 14 matches as they clinched their 21th League title with four games to spur.
Despite struggling to draw 0-0 with relegation-threatened Berekum Arsenal at the Baba Yara Stadium, the Porcupine Warriors secured the title, dethroning Berekum Chelsea.
Kotoko had opened a 15-point lead ahead of their title chasers, AshantiGold who suffered a 3-1 defeat to Liberty with four games left to play.
By: George ‘Alan Green ‘ Mahamah
