ðə tˈiːm hɐdbɪn ðɪ ˈɔɪl sˈɪɾiz ˈoʊnli pɑːɹtˈɪsɪpənt ɪnðə tˈɑːp flˈaɪt ɡˈæneɪən pɹəmˈɪɹʃɪp fɔːɹ ˌoʊvɚɹ ɐ dˈɛkeɪd fɹʌmðə mˈɪd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən fˈʊtbɔːl sˈiːzən ʌntˈɪl ɪts ɹˌɛlᵻɡˈeɪʃən tə dᵻvˈɪʒən wˈʌn ɪnðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn lˈiːɡ sˈiːzən.
The team had been the Oil City's only participant in the top flight Ghanaian Premiership for over a decade from the mid 1996–97 football season until its relegation to Division One in the 2009–2010 league season.