# Great Mariners F.C.
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{{Short description|Ghanaian professional association football club}}
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'''Great Mariners''' (previously known as '''''Ghapoha''''' or '''''Ghapoha Readers''''')[{{Cite web|date=2014-07-14|title=Twelve vie for three elite slots {{!}} Division One League|url=http://www.ghanafa.org/divisiononeleague/200702/1760.php|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-30|publisher=[Ghana Football Association](/source/Ghana_Football_Association)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714233720/http://www.ghanafa.org/divisiononeleague/200702/1760.php|archive-date=2014-07-14}}][{{Cite web|title=GHAPOHA Players Seek New Jobs|url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/20440/ghapoha-players-seek-new-jobs.html|access-date=2021-06-30|website=Modern Ghana|language=en}}] is a [Ghana](/source/Ghana)ian professional [football club](/source/Football_team) based in [Tema](/source/Tema). They are a currently competing in the [Ghana Football Leagues](/source/Ghana_Football_Leagues). In 1997, the team won the [Ghanaian FA Cup](/source/Ghanaian_FA_Cup).[{{Cite web | url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/ghacuphist.html |title = Ghana - List of Cup Winners}}]
==History==
It was founded in the port city of Tema with the name '''GHAPOHA''', which would later be changed to '''GHAPOHA Readers'''. The club's name was an abbreviation of '''Ghana Port and Harbor Authority''' (GHAPOHA).
Their first major achievement was winning the Ghanaian FA Cup in the 1996/97 season after beating Okwahu United 1–0 in the final with a goal from [Isaac Boakye](/source/Isaac_Boakye).[{{Cite web|date=2013-10-30|title=Ghana 1996/97|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gha97.html|access-date=2021-06-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030155206/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/gha97.html|archive-date=2013-10-30}}] Internationally they won the [WAFU Club Championship](/source/WAFU_Club_Championship) in [1997](/source/1997_WAFU_Club_Championship)[{{Cite web|title=UFOA Cup 1997|url=http://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wafc97.html|access-date=2021-06-30|website=[RSSSF](/source/RSSSF)}}] and in the African Football Confederation tournaments they participated in the defunct [African Cup Winners' Cup](/source/African_Cup_Winners'_Cup) in 1998, in which they were eliminated in the second round by [USM Alger](/source/USM_Alger) of Algeria.
In 2007, the team rebranded and changed their name from ''Ghapoha to Great Mariners.[{{Cite web|title=Ghana 1996/97|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gha97.html|access-date=2021-06-30|website=RSSSF}}]
===Continental===
* '''West African Club Championship'''
**Winners (1): 1997