ɐfˈɛkʃənətli ɹᵻfˈɜːd tʊ æz ðə dʒˈaɪənts ʌvðə wˈɛst, ɐn ˈækəlˌeɪd ɪɾ ɐkwˈaɪɚd ˈæftɚ bˌiːɪŋ ðɪ ˈoʊnli ɡˈæneɪən tˈiːm tə hˈoʊld fˈɔːɹtʃʊnə dˈuːsɪldˌoːɹf tʊ ɐ θɹˈiː θɹˈiː dɹˈɔː dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ɐ tˈʊɹ ʌv wˈɛst ˈæfɹɪkə baɪ ðə dʒˈɜːmən sˈaɪd ɪn ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn.
Affectionately referred to as the 'Giants of the West', an accolade it acquired after being the only Ghanaian team to hold Fortuna Düsseldorf to a 3–3 draw during a tour of West Africa by the German side in August 1959.