When Hearts of Oak supporters reminisce about the club's golden years, names such as Ishmael Addo, Emmanuel Osei Kuffour and Lawrence Adjah Tetteh often dominate the conversation. Yet behind many of the club's greatest triumphs stood a midfielder whose influence was impossible to ignore: Edmund Copson.

Popularly known as "Ginseng," Copson was one of the standout midfielders in Ghanaian football at the turn of the millennium.

His arrival at Hearts of Oak was particularly noteworthy. After the 1997/98 season, he crossed one of Ghanaian football's fiercest divides, joining the Phobians from rivals Asante Kotoko in a swap deal that saw Godwin Ablordey move in the opposite direction.

Copson quickly established himself as a key figure in the Hearts midfield. Blessed with an excellent passing range, fierce tackling ability and a powerful shot from distance, he became one of coach Jones Attuquayefio's most trusted players.

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His partnership in central midfield provided the balance that allowed Hearts to dominate both domestically and on the continent.

One of his most memorable moments came in 1999 at the Kumasi Sports Stadium. With Hearts reduced to ten men following a red card, Copson struck the decisive goal against Kotoko to hand the Phobians a famous victory on enemy territory.

Hearts would go on to complete a league double over their arch-rivals and secure another league crown.

Success followed success. Copson played an instrumental role as Hearts won multiple league titles during one of the most dominant periods in the club's history.

He was also part of the celebrated side that conquered Africa by winning the CAF Champions League in 2000 before adding the African Super Cup a year later.

Copson remains one of the key architects of the famous "64 Battalion" era, a midfielder whose contributions helped define one of the greatest teams in Ghanaian football.

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