Showing posts with label Sekondi Hasaacas v Hearts of Oak. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sekondi Hasaacas v Hearts of Oak. Show all posts

Friday, 15 July 2016

Basigi Plots Hearts" Downfall

Sekondi Hasaacas coach Yusif Basigi is looking forward to an attractive game between hi8s side and Hearts of Oak in Sekondi.


The Sekondi side gave the Phobians a run for their money in the first round game, losing by a single game and Basigi is anticipating more of that


The match will be very interesting because playing against Accra Hearts of Oak is not an easy match. We will respect our opponent in order to defeat them because if you don’t respect your opponent, and you underrate them they will defeat you.


We are attracted to this match because it is very important to us and it not because we are playing against Accra Hearts of Oak but if you consider our position on the league table, it is very bad and we don’t need anybody to tell us to start performing so we are poised for this match.

On his players, Basigi was optimistic he will parade his best available team.


“The selection is not a problem because if you have all your players back in the team, the selection becomes easy. You will get many options and you can plan very well.”


“If you don’t get all your players back in the team, it puts you in a difficult situation but for now I have a lot of options and it is very good for the team.”


The Black Queens’ coach was confident his side will maintain their fine home record.


“We will respect them because they have an impressive away record but we also have to stick to our home records in order to get all the maximum three points.”


“I can promise the supporters that they should expect nothing but victory from the team so we are expecting them to troop into the stadium and support the team because the team belongs to them and I still maintain that we are going to win this match.”







Hasaacas have conceded the most goals in the Ghana Premier League so far.




Basigi Plots Hearts" Downfall

GPL Match-Day 19 Preview: Can Hasaacas End Hearts’ Unbeaten Away Run?

Accra Hearts of Oak will look to preserve their unbeaten away record in this season’s Ghana Premier League (GPL) when they visit the twin city of Sekondi-Takoradi to play Sekondi Hasaacas at the Essipong Sports Stadium.


This Sunday’s clash is one of seven games that will be played this weekend as the GPL enters Match-Day 19 action nationwide.


Hearts remain the only side in the competition yet to lose an away game, and they will feel confident of retaining that record against a Hasaacas side that has let in 28 goals in the 18 matches played.


The Phobians has the second best defensive record in this season’s championship together with WAFA, and, they will count on that record as they go in search of the three points.


New coach  Sergio Daniel Traguil is beginning to feel the impact of handling one of Ghana’s most demanding clubs, and, he will need to get his side winning games to win the confidence of the fans.


Since taking over from Kenichi Yatsuhashi, the Portuguese has won one and drawn two of the three games he has been in charge, a return that has not gone down well with most of Hearts’ fans.


The Phobians sit in third position on the league log, just one point behind the leaders Wa All Stars, and could go top of the table if they win Sunday’s game and other results go their way.


In Hasaacas, they will come up against a side that has won all but one of their points at home, and, will be formidable opponents for the Phobians.


They are 12th on the ladder with 21 points, and all six of their wins this season have come at the Essipong Stadium, a venue that has been their stronghold since they rejoined the Ghanaian top-flight at the end of the 2012/13 season.


The Green and Whites will be determined to end the unbeaten away run of the Phobians who beat them 1-0 at the Ohene Djan Stadium in Accra in the first round of this season’s competition.


Whether that will happen though, will be a point worthy of note, and, this will be decided after 90 minutes in the twin port city of Sekondi-Takoradi on Sunday afternoon.


Match Officials


Referee: Samuel Sukah


Assistant One: Richard Kotey


Assistant Two: Joseph Sey


Fourth official: Justice A. Poku


Match Commissioner: Annie A. Kwame



GPL Match-Day 19 Preview: Can Hasaacas End Hearts’ Unbeaten Away Run?