Accra Hearts of Oak have backtracked on their threat to contest the declaration of Kumasi Asante Kotoko as 2005 league champions in court.

Hearts last week said the Professional League Board, organizers of the league, had displayed bad faith in announcing a Disciplinary Committee ruling on the ill-tempered league match between Kotoko and Real Tamale United.

The board secretary of Hearts, Ernest Thompson, told a local station it was premature to crown Kotoko when allegations of match fixing surrounding the Kotoko-RTU match have not been thoroughly investigated.

Media reports indicate that the Phobians have backed down on their threat to contest the decision in court.

Hearts yesterday surprisingly lost their last league game 1-2 to Ebusua Dwarfs at the Robert Mensah Stadium in Cape Coast.