The Phobians former chief believes they will soon be the best club on the continent as they prepare to face Red Castle in the return fixture of Caf Champions League
Former managing director of Hearts of Oak, Neil Armstrong Mortagbe, has insisted that the club will soon be the best on the continent after several years of struggling.
The Phobians are currently participating in the Caf Champions League and will play against Moroccan giants Wydad Athletic Club in the second leg of the second round next weekend.
Hearts go into the game with a 1-0 advantage after Isaac Mensah’s goal in Accra gave them a slim victory.
“Hearts of Oak can conquer Africa again,” Armstrong told Ghanasportspage.
“There’s nothing that is impossible. They’ve been wonderful stories of a teams that nobody gave a dock chance to advance to break levels in the tournament they played.
“Back to when Denmark won the European Championship to when Greece won the European Championship and even when Hearts of Oak went to beat Esperance after so many years they’ve never lost at home but Hearts of Oak when there to do it.
“Nobody gave us that chance and I do exclusion from those stories to say that there’s nothing that is impossible in the contest of Accra Hearts of Oak, our motto is ‘Never Say Die’ and these players are showing that they understand the tradition, they understand the culture, they understand the work that and what it takes when playing for a club as great as Accra Hearts of Oak. This season will not be easy.
“Am very measured in my expectations of the year. I see the makings of a team that can challenge for honours in African clubs football and if you can keep a crop of players together they would have their confidence even stronger and the supporters are as united as we were in 2000 and 2004, 2005,” he added.