Soulama Reveals Saddest Day Of His Life

 Hearts of Oak goalkeeper, Soulama Abdoulaye has revealed that Monday May 2, 2016 is the saddest day of his life.

The Burkinabe’s howler was the headline as Kotoko triumphed over their bitter rivals at the Accra Sports Stadium.

His miserable day got worse when he was red carded for fouling Dauda Mohammed when the striker was in an obvious goal scoring opportunity.

‘’Yesterday was my saddest day but I believe it’s part of football and I will get over it soon,’’ Soulama told Accra-based Happy FM.

‘’I have been having nightmares, I am really down though the players, the management and the coaches have encouraged me I still cannot raise myself up. I don’t know how I can even train in the coming days.

‘’I am a true professional and I will not go and take money from Kotoko, everyone knows the circumstances that led to me quitting Kotoko so why will I go back to them and take money. Yesterday was a bad day.’’ he said.

Soulama Abdulaye joined Hearts from Kotoko last year, and immediately stamped his authority as the first choice goalkeeper of the Phobians.

Soulama Reveals Saddest Day Of His Life

Kotoko Could Be Deadly - Hearts Warned

In games involving Asante Kotoko and Accra Hearts of Oak, the current performance of either side is whisked out through the window.

Emmanuel Armah Senegal, who played a role in Hearts of Oak’s glorious days against Asante Kotoko, has cautioned the Phobians not to underrate the struggling Porcupines.

He has followed the two sides in the ongoing 2015-16 Ghana Premier League (GPL), and has tipped Kotoko ahead of his former employers.

He believes Kenichi Yatsuhashi will be key to Hearts’ effect in the game, adding that the Japanese-American trainer have some traits of former coach of the club Peter Gavrilla.

“I think Coach Kenichi Yatsuhashi is the man to decide the fate of Hearts in the game. Peter Gavrilla was the same comparing their tactics and I think he is an excellent trainer,” he told Accra based Starr FM.

Armah also warned that Hearts should not be complacent when they host Kotoko in Accra on Monday.

“In our time we never underrated Kotoko whether we were lying first or at the bottom of the league table. Therefore our players should be cautious on the day,” he warned.

Emmanuel Armah played as a defender for Hearts of Oak.

Kotoko Could Be Deadly - Hearts Warned

Thomas Abbey Cautions Teammates Ahead Of Kotoko Game

Accra Hearts of Oak enterprising midfielder Thomas Abbey has called on his colleagues to eschew complacency ahead of their Ghana Premier League (GPL) clash with Kumasi Asante Kotoko on 2 May in Accra.

The crocked midfielder envisaged a tougher opposition from their fiercest rivals when the beleaguered Reds trek to the nation’s capital.

Thomas Abbey however remains confident the three contested points cannot be compromised if they are to confirm their mini resurgence on the domestic scene.

The 23 year old talented midfielder has missed the Phobians last few  matches due to a bow with his stomach but could return to hunt their troubled Oseikrom boys on Monday.

Accra Hearts geared up for the domestic classic with a well deserved away win in Obuasi whilst Kotoko were tamed in front of their own fans by New Edubiase United.

Thomas Abbey told Sportscrusader.com “It is going to be a very tough game for both sides on the day as a top liner. The most important thing however is that we are going to beat them at home God willing”.

“We just have to respect them and avoid complacency when we take to the field on Monday. It has been a great season for us this campaign and a win over Kotoko will even help us the more,” he said.

“The most important thing is for us to avoid complacency although they are not dangerous this time around,” he added.

Kumasi Asante Kotoko has endured their worst start to a season in over four decades with 3 wins in nine games whiles their fiercest nemesis are flying high with 18 points from the 27 available so far.

Thomas Abbey Cautions Teammates Ahead Of Kotoko Game