Games between these two sides have always lived up to the billing and on Sunday all roads will lead to the Northern regional capital Tamale to watch the much-awaited cracker of a match.
This is the first time Hearts and Kotoko will meet on Northern Ghana soil and this is the programme outline for the titanic clash.
The last time they played in an FA Cup final was in 1990, which Kotoko won 4-2 in Accra, but they were declared losers for using an unqualified player against Hearts of Oak.
The game on Sunday which will be interspersed with entertain will kick off at 3:00pm after Fancy Gadam had performed.
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Head to head
Total games- 8
Kotoko wins- 4
Hearts wins- 2
Draws- 2
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Final
Sunday 30th March, 1958
Accra Sports Stadium
Hearts 2-4 Kotoko
Final
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Accra Sports Stadium
Sunday 25th September, 1960
Hearts 2-3 Kotoko
Semi finals
Sunday 3rd September, 1961
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Accra Sports Stadium
Hearts 2-2 Kotoko
Sunday 17th September, 1961
Semifinal replay
At the Kumasi Sports Stadium
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Hearts 5-6 Kotoko
Sunday 7th July, 1974
At the Accra Sports Stadium
Hearts 1-0 Kotoko
1/16
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At Ho
Wednesday 14th November, 1979
Kotoko 2-2 Hearts (7-8 penalties)
Final
Sunday 5th August, 1990
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At the Accra Sports Stadium
Hearts 2-4 Kotoko
However, Hearts of Oak were declared winners after their protest against Kotoko for using Joe Debrah who was unqualified for the game due to three yellow cards in all competitions prior to the game was withheld by the Disciplinary Committee.
2001
Quarter final
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Kumasi Sports Stadium
Wednesday, 14 November 2001
Kotoko 1-0 Hearts
An attack initiated by Shilla Alhassan was finished off by the overlapping Aziz Ansah.
This season's clashes
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In Accra
Hearts of Oak 1-0 Asante Kotoko
Asante Kotoko 1-1 Hearts of Oak
Ghana@ 50 clash
Hearts 3-1 Kotoko
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President's Cup
Ended in a draw but Kotoko won on penalties
