Former Hearts of Oak goalkeeper Eben Armah Dida has claimed credit for Hearts of Oak's CAF Champions league triumph in the year 200o.

The Ghana giants despite being a force to reckon with locally had struggled to translate that dominance onto the African stage despite getting close on several occasions.

Hearts of Oak's eureka moment finally arrived in the year 2000 when under the tutelage of the late Sir Cecil Jones Attoquayefio, the perennial losers finally won the CAF Champions league but Eben Dida who was not in post during the finals against Esperance says he is the reason why Hearts won the holy grail.

In interview with Television CK, he said, “Hearts won the champions league because of me. Looking at how I related with everyone on and off the pitch, we were able to conquer Africa”

“The players and management respected me; I restricted players from indulging themselves in things that will bring bad luck to the team”

“I encouraged them and gave them reasons why they should desist from that act so luck and favour will be upon u. And truly that made us win the Champions league in 2000”

“I did all the dirty works for the club to win the champions league though I wasn’t the one who kept the post during the final. I kept the post in all the matches we played in the league likewise the qualifiers in Africa before Sammy Adjei took over from me”.