On this day February 12 2001 (Exactly 19 years ago today) Accra Hearts of Oak were named 8th best club in the World in the CNN/World Soccer weekly chart.
The three top teams all failed to win the previous week, clearing the way for Italian Serie A leader AS Roma to take over the lead in the CNN/World Soccer Top 10 clubs in the world.
Joining the list in eighth was Ghana’s Hearts of Oak, which beat Egypt’s Zamalek 2-0 in the African Super Cup final on Sunday.
CNN/World Soccer Top 10
Rankings for Feb. 12-18
1 (4) AS Roma Italy 90
2 (2) Boca Juniors Argentina 89
3 (1) Real Madrid Spain 83
4 (3) Man Utd England 81
5 (7) Bayern Munich Germany 60
6 (8) Deportivo Spain 53
7 (6) Vasco da Gama Brazil 48
8 (-) Hearts of Oak Ghana 26
9 (10) Arsenal England 25
10 (9) Lazio Italy 22