Hearts Target Top Bechem Marksman

Accra Hearts of Oak have identified Bechem United striker, Abednego Tetteh, as a top transfer target ahead of the 2016/2017 Ghana Premier League season, Sportscrusader.com can reveal.

 

Hearts have made the 25-year-old a priority and are ready to spend on him as they look forward to beef up their team for next season’s league.

 

Tetteh, has undoubtedly been one of the brightest prospects in the just-ended Ghana Premier League, especially after helping his team, Bechem United, win this season’s MTN FA Cup.

 

Tetteh, earlier in the season, expressed his desire to stay with Bechem United, especially after securing a spot in next season’s CAF Confederation Cup, but Hearts are planning to table a juicy offer that could lure him away from Bechem.

 

Recently, Tetteh gained his first call-up to the senior national team, the Black Stars, when they played Rwanda in the last group qualifier of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.

Hearts Target Top Bechem Marksman

Huge Boost For Hearts Ahead Of Medeama Clash

Premier club, Accra Hearts of Oak has been boosted with the return of four key players ahead of their matchday 29 fixture of the Ghana Premier League (GPL) encounter with Medeama SC at the Accra sports Stadium on Wednesday.

Cosmos Dauda, Robin Gnagne, Eric Kumi, Thomas Abbey and Ashitey Ollenu have all recovered from the various injuries they sustained during previous matches.

Hearts’ top marksman, Cosmos Dauda joined his colleagues at training yesterday ahead of the Medeama Clash.

Interim coach, Yaw Preko will be hopeful of his second victory after he took charge of the club. The team’s win vs Medeama today could put them in pole position of annexing the 2015/16 Ghana Premier League trophy.

Meanwhile, Richard Yamoah and team captain, Robin Gnagne failed to pass a late fitness test for the game.

Huge Boost For Hearts Ahead Of Medeama Clash

WAFA Blames Pitches For Poor Away Form

Operations Director of West Africa Football Academy (WAFA), George Ofosu Nyarko, has blamed bad pitches at most league centers as being the reason for their poor away performance.

WAFA have only been able to accumulate 2 points from a possible 21 in their last seven Ghana Premier League (GPL) matches, marking them “poor” away from home.

In a post-match interview after their victory over Hearts, Ofosu Nyarko said; “we don’t get good away results because of the nature of pitches.

“If you have realised, we seem to get favorable results at league centers which have good pitches. We are at our best when we are able to possess the ball, but unfortunately, it’s not so when we travel away.”

WAFA occupies the seventh position on the 2015/16 GPL league table and their poor away performances will be tested this weekend as they travel to face struggling New Edubiase in week 24 of the GPL.

WAFA Blames Pitches For Poor Away Form

Viasat 1 Officially Launch English Premier League Live Telecast

Viasat 1 Ghana media organization has officially launched the live telecast of the 2016/2017 English Premier matches kick starts on Saturday, 13th, August 2016.

The live telecast is scheduled every Saturday at 14: 00 GMT with a recap and highlights of all the matches every Monday at 18 : 00 GMT.

 

In a speech delivered by their Chief Executive Officer,Mr Richmond Sey reiterated how committed there were into bringing live matches to majority of Ghanaians in the comfort of their homes with no subscriptions and bills.

 

He said : ” We will like to thank all our partners who have supported our brand,we will deliver on our promise to telecast 38 matches with crystal clear pictures and audio right from source,and we will entreat all football loving fans to make Viasat 1 their number choice for the best of all EPL action this season.”

 

Viasat 1 will debut their live telecast this weekend as Everton welcome Totteham Hotspur to the Goodison park on Saturday at 14 : 00 GMT.

Viasat 1 Officially Launch English Premier League Live Telecast

Playing In A Sponsor-less League Is Affecting Us - Nelson

Board member of Accra Hearts of Oak, Frank Nelson, has revealed the discomfort his club, Accra Hearts of Oak, is enduring as a result of the absence of a sponsor for 2015/16 Ghana Premier League (GPL) season.

 

Most clubs in the country are bitterly complaining about the lack of sponsorship of the GPL and, the two biggest clubs Hearts and Kotoko, are finding it difficult to meet their financial requirements as is being suggested by Nelson.

In an interview with Sportscrusader.com after the unveiling of the new GPL trophy, Mr. Nelson said: “the lack of sponsorship is affecting every club in the premier league, which includes Hearts, Capital Bank pulled out of sponsoring the league at a very bad time and the economic situation now is making it difficult for other sponsors to come on board, but I hope by the end of the league, we will get sponsors on board”.

Hearts of Oak will host Techiman City on Saturday in the week 23 round of GPL fixtures.

 

Playing In A Sponsor-less League Is Affecting Us - Nelson

We Vowed To End Hearts" Away Unbeaten Run - WAFA Official

Operations Director of West Africa Football Academy (WAFA), George Ofosu Nyarko, has expressed his joy over his team’s impressive win over Hearts of Oak as they beat them by  3 -0 to end their away unbeaten in the week 23 showdown of the Ghana Premier League (GPL).

The Academy Boys exhibited their ‘razzle dazzling’ brand of soccer which dazed the Phobia boys, making them look very poor and unequal to the challenge thrown at them.Simply put WAFA played terrific and flawless football on the day.

In a post-match interview after their victory over Hearts, Ofosu Nyarko said: “before the game, I told numerous broadcasting outlets that we were going to end Hearts of Oak’s impressive run, we made it a priority to take all three points and I’m happy we did.

“People criticized us for our poor outing in Accra against Hearts, but today, we proved our worth.”

WAFA occupies the seventh position on the 2015/16 GPL league table and have one of the best defenses in the league, having conceded 16 goals so far with seven matches to end the league

We Vowed To End Hearts" Away Unbeaten Run - WAFA Official

My Team Selection Is Based On Merit - Traguil

Accra Hearts of Oak coach Sergio Traguil has annulled reports of him being bias in his team selection by claiming that his decisions are based on his players output at training and nothing else.

Coach Traguil since his appointment as the head of technical affairs of the Phobians, has made some changes to the starting line-up of the team with the likes of Emmanuel ‘Sahban’ Laryea, Owusu Bempah and David Atinka among others, not being  able to make the starting line up since Kenichi Yatsuachi’s departure.

In his post match interview after their stalemate with AshantiGold SC, Coach Traguil said: “Sahban Laryea is good as any other player in the team, I do my team selection based on what happens in training, and the output, so if you don’t see him in my starting 11, that is the reason, I don’t do my selection based on names”.

Hearts of Oak will travel to Sogakope for their next Ghana Premier League (GPL) game against WAFA and, will seek to maintain their unbeaten away run in the league against the academy lads on Saturday, August 6, 2016.

My Team Selection Is Based On Merit - Traguil

Tranguil Keen On Dauda"s Return

Coach of Accra Hearts of Oak, Sergio Tranguil is hoping that his top scorer Cosmos Dauda would be back in action when his team travel to Sogakope to face West Africa Football Academy(WAFA) in Week 23 of the Ghana Premier league (GPL).

 

The 22 year-old attacker has missed the last two matches for Hearts after suffering an injury when his side played against Sekondi Hassacas in Week 20 of the GPL at the Essipong Stadium.

 

Dauda has been an integral part of the team since he joined the Phobian club from division two club Mighty Jets having scored six goal so far in the 2015/2016 GPL campaign.

 

In a post match interview after their stalemate with AshantiGold SC, Coach Tranguil said ” we have started with a new strategy ,when we don’t have Cosmos Dauda around,Sam Yeboah has been good especially playing alongside another striker as well as Eric Kumi,but notwithstanding that i am hoping to have Cosmos Dauda for our next game which is very crucial encounter”.

 

Hearts of Oak occupy top spot on the 2015/2016 GPL table, two points ahead of Aduana Stars with eight matches to end the season.

 

 

Tranguil Keen On Dauda"s Return

I Will Solve Hearts Poor Goal Conversion Rate - Tranguil

Coach of Accra Hearts of Oak Sergio Traguil has admitted to his sides poor goal conversion rate since his arrival at the club but has promised to solve that problem as soon as possible.

The Phobians laboured to a 1-1 draw with reigning champions AshantiGold SC in their Match-Day 22 Ghana Premier League (GPL) encounter on Wednesday at the Ohene Djan Stadium in Accra.

Traguil, took over Hearts in the second round of this season’s competition as his side sits top of the ladder with 39 points, four better than second placed Wa All Stars with eight games to end the season.

His side’s scoring rate is at a low and this has prompted observers to question whether they can hold on to their lead and win the championship at the end of the campaign.

However in a post match interview after the stalemate with AshantiGold in the GPL, Coach Traguil said: “We are trying to improve on our weakness; goal scoring has been a problem for us maybe because the players have too much anxiety when they approach the goal area and we miss the chances.”

“I will try and solve the problem for our team, we create many offensive movements but sometimes the players forget that it is all about team work and I am working on that”, he added.

Hearts of Oak will travel to Sogakope for their next GPL game against WAFA and, will seek to maintain their unbeaten away run in the league against the academy lads on Sunday, August 7, 2016.

 

 

 

 

I Will Solve Hearts Poor Goal Conversion Rate - Tranguil

Hearts Fined GH¢2000 for Misconduct

Accra Hearts of Oak have been fined an amount of GH¢2000.00 for a misconduct in their Ghana Premier League match against Liberty Professionals played at the Accra Stadium.

 

Hearts failed to change their dominant stockings(jerseys) when ask to do so by Referee A.D.Mohammed when they played Liberty Professionals FC at Accra  Sports  Stadium  on  29th June, 2016  which was against the GFA regulations.

 

Hearts didn’t respond to the charge and have been found guilty.

 

Click the document below to read the full verdict

Decision – Misconduct Case 65- PLB – Accra Hearts of Oak – jersey

Hearts Fined GH¢2000 for Misconduct

Odotei Appointed Managing Director of Hearts

Accra Hearts of Oak have appointed Vincent Sowah Odotei as the new managing director for the Club.

 

Popularly referred to as ‘Obama’, Mr Sowah-Odotei takes up this vacant position vacated by Gerald Ankrah in February this year.

 

Mr Sowah-Odotei who assumed the position of Chairman of the Strategy Committee of the club last December, will now be in charge of the day-to-day running of Accra Hearts of Oak.

 

The football administrator had previously worked as the Chief executive officer of the Club in 2007/08 where he helped the Club to win their last Premier League title.

 

Odotei is the NPP Parliamentary candidate for La Dadekotopon constituency for the 2016 general elections.

Odotei Appointed Managing Director of Hearts

Polo Slams Hearts Management Over Kenichi"s Dismissal

Former player and coach of Accra Hearts of Oak, Mohammed Polo  has slammed the current administration of Accra Hearts of Oak over its decision to terminate the contract of Kenichi Yatsuachi on grounds he termed as unreasonable especially going to the second round of matches in the Ghana Premier League.(GPL)

Hearts of Oak on Monday released a press statement indicating the Japanese had terminated his deal with the Club on mutual consents.

“I am not surprised, because i also had my sacking and this kind of development does not help football,Hearts is not a small team, we need them to be pacesetters when it comes administration but it looks like things have rather turned the other way,” he told Ashh fm

Polo also added that the management should quickly address issues with regards to running of the club so that it would not affect the performances on the field of play, because whenever the technical direction of the club takes a different turn there are consequences.

Hearts of Oak face off against Dreams FC in the second round of the GPL fixture to played at the Accra Sports Stadium and assistant Coach Yaw Preko is expected to take charge of the team

Polo Slams Hearts Management Over Kenichi"s Dismissal

Audio : Kenichi"s Comments On GPL Title Pursuit

Coach of Accra Hearts of Oak Kenechi Yatsuhashi has lamented about his target for the 2015/2016 Ghana Premier league season despite finishing the first half of the season in 4th place.

Below is an audio of what he said

Kenechi was subject to a possible dismissal after the first round of matches in GPL but has been firm in sustaining his position as the head coach of team

 

Audio : Kenichi"s Comments On GPL Title Pursuit

Hearts Is The Most Cheapest Team - Liberty Coach

Coach Liberty Professionals Coach George Lamptey has described Accra Hearts of Oak’s performance in their league game as the most woeful side he has seen so far in the 2015/2016 Ghana Premier League, after his side won by a goal to nil against the Phobians.  

Liberty dominated play in the entire duration of the game, playing very dazzling and exciting football as their striker Issah Mohammed Shaibu opened the scoring 18th minute to give the ‘Scientific Soccer’ lads all three points in a game played behind close doors. 

In a post match interview, Coach Lamptey said; “the Hearts of Oak we have being hearing about is not the team we saw today, the opposition was too cheap and we should have finished them off in the first half.”  

“My boys were very comfortable with their play but with regards to the match, I would describe Hearts as the most cheapest team we have played so far”.  

Liberty Professionals are currently fourth on the Ghana Premier League table and has an outstanding game in hand, and will go top of the table if they are able to win their two home games.

Hearts Is The Most Cheapest Team - Liberty Coach

GPL Report: Hearts Retain Unbeaten Away Record With Draw At Dormaa

Accra Hearts of Oak retained their leadership of the Ghana Premier League (GPL) table after earning a valuable point at Dormaa in their top-of-the-table clash with Aduana Stars on Sunday.

The result also meant the Phobians kept their unbeaten away record this season as they played out a 1-1 draw with the home side at the Nana Agyemang Badu I Park, Dormaa.

It was a game Aduana Stars dominated the first half and duly went into the break with the lead as Emmanuel Akuoko nodded home a free kick by fellow defender and captain, Godfred Saka with the Hearts back line caught ball watching.

Aduana Stars could have scored a couple more, but, the defence of Hearts marshalled by Captain Robin Gnange stood tall to the test and kept quiet Yahaya Mohammed who went into this game with nine goals in 12 games to his credit.

Hearts came back strongly in the second session as they fought to get back on level terms, and, were rewarded for their efforts as Cosmos Dauda found the net.

It came after a good run by substitute Sam Ayew Yeboah, who crossed for Dauda to easily tap in for the equalizer.

Both sides went for it in the final few moments of the game, but, the defence of both sides held on well as the top liner of the GPL matchday 13 fixtures ended 1-1 at Dormaa.

Hearts still lead the ladder by two points as they have 25 points from their 13 games with Aduana Stars who could have gone top with a win, on 23 with three games to end the first round of the competition.

GPL Report: Hearts Retain Unbeaten Away Record With Draw At Dormaa

GPL Matchday 13 Preview: Aduana Stars v Hearts of Oak

Accra Hearts of Oak will trek to the Nana Agyemang Badu Park on Sunday, hoping to keep their leadership of the Ghana Premier League (GPL) intact after 13 games.

They will take on the might of Aduana Stars who are second on the log, in the topmost liner of this weekend’s round of matches in the GPL.

The Phobians are the only unbeaten side in the competition away from home, and, remain confident that they will keep that record going after Sunday’s game.

Coach Kenichi Yatsuhashi has expressed the readiness of his charges for the game, acknowledging that it will be a very tough assignment, but, one they are ready for.

He will hope to guide the Phobians to their eighth win of the campaign and their fifth on the road in a game most of their fans are confident of winning.

However, in Aduana Stars, they will come up against perhaps the most inform team of the campaign presently, and, will be difficult to beat in front of their home fans.

Aduana Stars under their Romanian trainer, Coiaba Aristica, have won their last five games in the GPL, and, will go top of the table if they can make it a sixth.

They have the leader’s joint top scorer Yahaya Mohammed in their fold, and, he will seek to cause havoc for the Hearts defence as he attempts to add to the nine goals he has scored so far.

Hearts Captain, Robin Gnange has however said he will lead a very strong defence in keeping him quiet on the day, and, it remains to be seen how that will play out.

The battle lines have therefore been drawn for a tough and uncompromising encounter at Dormaa in this top-of-the-table clash in the GPL on Sunday.

Match facts

The two sides have met 12 times since Aduana Stars got promoted into the GPL in the 2009/10 season.

The Phobians have won five, lost two, and five games have ended in a draw. 17 goals have been scored in this fixture. Hearts of Oak lead the way with 10 goals as against Aduana’s seven.

Head-to-Head

2009 / 2010

Aduana 1-0 Hearts

Hearts 1-0 Aduana

2010 / 2011

Aduana 0-0 Hearts

Hearts 1-0 Aduana

2011 / 2012

Hearts 0-0 Aduana

Aduana 0-1 Hearts

2012 / 2013

Hearts 1-1 Aduana

Aduana 0-0 Hearts

2013 / 2014

Hearts 2-2 Aduana

Aduana 0-1 Hearts

2014/2015

Hearts 3 – 2 Aduana

Aduana 1 – 0 Hearts

GPL Matchday 13 Preview: Aduana Stars v Hearts of Oak

GPL Matchday 13 Preview: Aduana Stars v Hearts of Oak

Accra Hearts of Oak will trek to the Nana Agyemang Badu Park on Sunday, hoping to keep their leadership of the Ghana Premier League (GPL) intact after 13 games.

They will take on the might of Aduana Stars who are second on the log, in the topmost liner of this weekend’s round of matches in the GPL.

The Phobians are the only unbeaten side in the competition away from home, and, remain confident that they will keep that record going after Sunday’s game.

Coach Kenichi Yatsuhashi has expressed the readiness of his charges for the game, acknowledging that it will be a very tough assignment, but, one they are ready for.

He will hope to guide the Phobians to their eighth win of the campaign and their fifth on the road in a game most of their fans are confident of winning.

However, in Aduana Stars, they will come up against perhaps the most inform team of the campaign presently, and, will be difficult to beat in front of their home fans.

Aduana Stars under their Romanian trainer, Coiaba Aristica, have won their last five games in the GPL, and, will go top of the table if they can make it a sixth.

They have the leader’s joint top scorer Yahaya Mohammed in their fold, and, he will seek to cause havoc for the Hearts defence as he attempts to add to the nine goals he has scored so far.

Hearts Captain, Robin Gnange has however said he will lead a very strong defence in keeping him quiet on the day, and, it remains to be seen how that will play out.

The battle lines have therefore been drawn for a tough and uncompromising encounter at Dormaa in this top-of-the-table clash in the GPL on Sunday.

Match facts

The two sides have met 12 times since Aduana Stars got promoted into the GPL in the 2009/10 season.

The Phobians have won five, lost two, and five games have ended in a draw. 17 goals have been scored in this fixture. Hearts of Oak lead the way with 10 goals as against Aduana’s seven.

Head-to-Head

2009 / 2010

Aduana 1-0 Hearts

Hearts 1-0 Aduana

2010 / 2011

Aduana 0-0 Hearts

Hearts 1-0 Aduana

2011 / 2012

Hearts 0-0 Aduana

Aduana 0-1 Hearts

2012 / 2013

Hearts 1-1 Aduana

Aduana 0-0 Hearts

2013 / 2014

Hearts 2-2 Aduana

Aduana 0-1 Hearts

2014/2015

Hearts 3 – 2 Aduana

Aduana 1 – 0 Hearts

GPL Matchday 13 Preview: Aduana Stars v Hearts of Oak

Sammy Adjei Wants Hearts Comeback

Former Accra Hearts of Oak goalkeeper Sammy ‘Bartels’ Adjei has reiterated his desire to stage a return to the club after denying reports of him retiring from active football.

The experienced goalkeeper has been inactive for over three years which has fueled those rumors of him retiring.

The 35-year old who last featured for the Rainbow Club three season’s ago, have been keeping himself in shape with some personal training.

“I have been keeping myself in shape, I have been training on my own, I am still active, I have spoken with some people at the club that I want to come back,” he told Accra based, Peace FM.

“So I am yet to hear from them, they have given me an assurance. Maybe in the second round I will be there,” he added.

The ex- Club Africain of Tunisia and Ashdod of Israel shot-stopper also represented Ghana at the 2006 African Nations Cup in Egypt as well as the FIFA World Cup in Germany that same year.

Sammy Adjei Wants Hearts Comeback

Hearts Players Are Not Down- Skipper

Accra Hearts of Oak captain Robin Gnagne insists the players are not down despite dropping two points at home to WAFA in midweek .

The Phobians played out a 1-1 drawn game with WAFA on Match Week 8 of the ongoing Ghana Premier League on Wednesday.

Striker Cosmos Dauda pulled Hearts level after the visitors had taken the lead, but they were frustrated by the antics of the Academy boys, who wasted a lot of time in the second half to leave the capital with a point.

Speaking in an interview in the build up to this weekend’s date with Ashgold, captain Gnange admits the team is not down and they will work to pick up points in the next game.

“We came all out to get the three points but unfortunately, we got one point,” he told the club’s official website.

“But we are not down as you could see from the second half. We were determined and we pushed a lot to get another goal to get the three points.

“But it is football; we were very determined we are going back to correct one or two things and next Sunday, we will see what we can do.”

The Ivorian defender anticipates a tough game on Sunday against defending league champions Ashgold, but says they will be well prepared for the game.

“The Ashgold match will be a tough game for us and so we need to prepare very well.”

Hearts Players Are Not Down- Skipper

I Didn"t Deliberately Waste Time - WAFA Goalkeeper

The Goal Keeper of West African Football Academy (WAFA), Abalora Razak has indicated the pain he felt during their 1-1 drawn game against Accra Hearts of Oak, which made him occasionally halt play.

 

The Goalkeeper came under intense critique when fans chanted negative words towards him as they felt he was deliberately wasting after Hearts has equalized through Cosmos Dauda who sumptuously finished after a wonderful pass from Mustapha Essuman.

 

In a post match interview the Goalkeeper said “i had a little groin injury ,which made it fall occasionally,it wasn’t deliberately as you might think, am a professional and wouldn’t do anytime to hamper the beauty of the game”.

 

The time wasting antics of Abalora saw him booked as well as Samuel Tetteh who was sent off for a second bookable offense as he fought the medical team that had been called to carry off Kennedy Boateng who was down injured.

 

Reports indicated that the match will be critically reviewed by the match review committee with further sanctions being given to guilty parties

 

I Didn"t Deliberately Waste Time - WAFA Goalkeeper