By Dom Agbakpe,
Nickname culture is important across the footballing world and some of the clubs in the Ghana Premier League have some surprising, cool and funny names that they are referred to –
Do you know all 18 of them? A few sides have more than one – www.Soka25east.com take a look at them.
HEARTS OF OAK (1911): Phobia
ASANTE KOTOKO (1935): Porcupine Warriors
GREAT OLYMPICS (1954): The Wonder Club/Oly Dade
KING FAISAL: (1955): Babes/Insha Allah
MEDEAMA SC: ( 2002, formerly, Kessben FC): Pride Of The West/ Yellow and Mauves
ASHANTI GOLD: (1978, formerly Obuasi Goldfields): The Miners
EBUSUA DWARFS: (1939): Abontoa Abontoa Boys
INTER ALLIES: (1996): Eleven-Is-To-One/Capelli Boys
BECHEM UNITED: (1966): The Hunters
LIBERTY PROFESSIONALS: (1996): Scientific Soccer Lads
BEREKUM CHELSEA: (2000): The Blues/Bibires
ELMINA SHARKS: (1999, formerly Coconut Grove Sharks)
KARELA UNITED FC: (2013, formerly Metropolitan Sporting Clubs)
LEGON CITIES: (2006, formerly Wa All Stars): The Royals
ADUANA STARS: (1985): Ogya Boys (Fire Boys)
ELEVEN WONDERS: Sure Wonders/The Citizens
DREAMS FC: (2009): Still Believe
WEST AFRICA FOOTBALL ACADEMY (WAFA, 1998, formerly Feyenoord): Academy Boys