Accra Hearts of Oak are still finding their feet and tying the loose ends as new manager Kenichi Yatshuashi continues in his search to find the formula to enable restore the lost glory.
The Phobians hosted Nigerian club, Ifeanyi Ubah in an international friendly match at the Accra sports stadium on Sunday and the game saw the Ghanaian side winning by 2-goals to nil thanks to goals from reigning GN Bank DOL player of the year, Samudeen Ibrahim and Thomas Abbey. Hearts’ Japanese-American coach, Kenichi Yatshuashi has had a tough start to his managerial career in Ghana with more defeats to his name than victory.
Hearts had lost to back-to-back against Libyan side Al-Tripoli in a 5-0 aggregate score-line and that result angered many fans of the club who called for his sacking. Rumours had it he was tasked by his employers to go and win the GHALCA G6 else face the sack but neither – his sack or winning the trophy happened.
Coach Keni was in a bullish mood in his post match presser claiming Hearts have had better games under his tenure and it is not all gloomy a picture as has been painted out in the public.
Speaking to the media Keni said, “We played a very good game against them (Ifeanyi Ubah) and I’m happy with the performance of the players. The best game we (Hearts) have played so far was the second game in Libya against Al-Tripoli and that game no one in Ghana saw the game because it was not televised. Our next best game was against Aduana in the GHALCA G6, that was not televised either because the light went off.”
“Those who saw the game today (against Ifeanyi Ubah) saw a little bit of what we can do even though it was not the best but we are hopeful of winning the league and the FA cup. I’m satisfied with the progression the team has made so far,” he added.
The 20-times Ghana premier league champions have won just three games and recorded 4-defeats in ten matches coach Keni has been in-charge but the result in the club’s recent game against Ifeanyi has given the Japanese a glimpse of hope going into the new season.
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