Soulama Should Go Back To Burkina Faso And Relax- Ex-Hearts Captain

A former Captain of Accra Hearts of Oak, Amankwah Mireku has called on under pressure Hearts keeper to seek permission from the club’s management and take a sabbatical break to his home land, Burkina Faso.

The experienced goalie has come under intense criticism from a section of the Phobian fans after his howler led to an own goal which handed his former club, Kotoko a 1-0 victory over Hearts at the Accra Sports Stadium on Monday.

And speaking to Kumasi based Metro FM following on Tuesday, Mireku, who was the skipper of the famous Hearts of Oak’s 64 battalions squad said, the Burkinabae short-stopper should advise himself after that grievous error.

“Soulama should advise himself. If I were him, I will pack my things and seek for permission from management to allow me take a sabbatical”, Mireku said.

“He should pack and go back to Burkina Faso and relax. He should go home, eat and sleep and think about how to relieve himself off the pressure.

“When it comes to Hearts and Kotoko games, one cannot play with the heart of the supporters”, the former defender added.

Amankwah Mireku also admitted that he was not impressed with the performance of his former team on the day.

The home defeat to Kotoko means that Hearts of Oak still remains in second place, behind leaders Wa All Stars on the 2015/2016 Ghana Premier League table.

Soulama Should Go Back To Burkina Faso And Relax- Ex-Hearts Captain

Ex-Ghana Keeper Understands Soulama

Former Ghanaian international Goalkeeper, Abubakar Damba has attributed Soulama Abdullaye’s howler which gifted Asante Kotoko a 1-0 victory over Hearts of Oak on Monday to the Burkinabe’s determination to prove his former club wrong, but has called on Hearts fans to treat the keeper well.

The experienced Phobian keeper endured a terrible afternoon against his former side Kotoko at the Accra Sports Stadium, scoring an own goal before getting sent off for denying Dauda Mohammed a clear goal-scoring opportunity in the second half.

The Burkinabe was playing against his former club for the first time in a league game in Accra and for Damba, Soulama was keen to prove himself to his former employers.

“In football, everything can happen, the fans were great and the stadium was charged but Soulama should have kept it cool but he wanted to prove himself to his former employers that they were wrong to let him go,” the former Black Stars keeper Asempa Sports.

“He should have understood that he is playing against his former club and he should have again recognized that the pressure will be unimaginable but he was anxious to perform against his former side and that was what cost the team and him as a player.

“I know and I believe he has played in big stadiums and he is the goalkeeper for his national team and he seen big crowds than what we saw at the Accra Sports Stadium.

“The problem was, there was a big miscommunication between Soulama and his defender but in all, let us treat him very well and motivate him or else he will lose his confidence as a player because he has a lot of football in him.” Damba added.

Ex-Ghana Keeper Understands Soulama

Kotoko Approach Super Clash With Better Tactics- Former Hearts Player

Head Coach of Ghana Premier League side Dreams FC and a former Hearts of Oak defender, Winfred Dormon has stated that Asante Kotoko approached Sunday’s Super Clash with better tactics.

The Phobians succumbed to a 1-0 defeat to their arch rivals via a Soulama Abdullaye own goal and Dormon whose Dreams FC side also suffered a home loss to the Porcupine Warriors on match week 8 says Kotoko deserve to win.

Speaking to SportsCrusader.com after the game, the young trainer said, “Kotoko deserved the win because they were tactically better than Hearts”

“They did everything right and Hearts were not good enough on the day”, he added.

The defeat means Hearts of Oak remains in second place behind Leaders Wa All Stars who also lost 0-1 away at Medeama SC on Sunday

Kotoko Approach Super Clash With Better Tactics- Former Hearts Player