Great Olympics captain Kojo Zimbo has revealed that the club aims to use Hearts of Oak to set an example to Division One League teams that they are determined to return to the Ghana Premier League.
The city rivals will clash in the 2025 Democracy Cup on Friday, September 5, 2025, at the University of Ghana Stadium.
The ‘Dade Boys’ were relegated in the 2023/24 season and failed to secure an immediate return to the top flight last campaign.
“We know what we are capable of doing, and we are well prepared to win this game. We know it’s a very tough game. It’s Accra Hearts of Oak,” Zimbo said at a pre-match press conference on Wednesday.
“They are a big club. We are also a big club. And we are the landlords.
“So we are here. We are here to win. As he said, they are wounded lions. We are ready. We are going to k!ll them. So when they are wounded, they will still go back wounded.
“But we, we are Great Olympics. We are great in ourselves, and we are great and we are focused. We know what we want.
“This is a goal we’ve set for ourselves — that we win the Democracy Cup. Then we qualify back to the Premier League. So this is a stepping stone.
“We are using them as an example for every team in Zone 3 that we are Great Olympics. We are coming back.”
‘We’re going to use Hearts of Oak as an example to other teams in Zone 3 that we’re coming back to the Ghana Premier League.’
Great Olympics Captain Kojo Zimbo ahead of Friday’s Democracy Cup clash at the Legon Stadium.#JoySports pic.twitter.com/qWMwwKcjbK
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The Democracy Cup, now in its second edition, continues to grow as a symbol of sport and governance. Asante Kotoko won the inaugural title last year after edging Hearts of Oak in the final.