Tamale City tactician, Hamza Mohammed says their 4-1 thrashing of Premier League giants, Hearts of Oak on Wednesday in Tamale is a huge source of encouragement for his side.

Sampson Eduku shot City into the lead on 16th minutes and scored again before half time to give his team a two-goal advantage.

After recess, City got their third through Mohammed Yahaya. The Phobians got a consolation through Victor Aidoo on 76 minutes but Isaac Mensah netted the fourth goal for the hosts.

Hamza disclosed that the win is his best this season and can be a source of inspiration for his side ahead of their subsequent games. He told StarTimes: "One good thing about that one too is that it will boost our morale very much going forward. Accra Hearts of Oak we've beaten them 4-1. I think going forward it will encourage the boys very more to get the good results that we needed."

Tamale are away to defending champions for their next game.