I Was Shattered By Our Defeat To Kotoko – Nii Sabahn Quaye

Accra Hearts of Oak Team Manager, Nii Sabahn Quaye has said he was shattered by their defeat to bitter rivals Kumasi Asante Kotoko in Accra and will not want a repeat of that next time.

The Phobians lost that ‘Super Clash’ in the Ghana Premier (GPL) 1-0 at the Ohene Djan Stadium in Accra with their goalkeeper Soulama Abdoulaye scoring an own goal to hand his former club all three points.

“Personally, I was shattered by our defeat [to Kotoko]. It took me days to recover and same thing happened with some of the boys,” he said after their win over Berekum Chelsea at the Golden City Park last Sunday.

He added: “It is very important therefore that we got this result at Berekum. We have taken this victory to be a very good win and we have taken it in our stride but we will plead with our fans to be calm, as there is a lot more work to be done”.

Hearts posted a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Chelsea, their first ever against them in Berekum to jump to the top of the GPL ladder after 11 games following the 1-3 loss of former leaders Wa All Stars at Techiman City.

The Kotoko set back he added has been put back as they prepare for the rest of the campaign, with the sole aim of winning the diadem at the end.

“Why have we been playing better outside Accra but we find things difficult at home?” he quipped. “The fans should not be overly confident and should not put too much pressure on the boys”.

“It is very easy to be on top of the league, but, it is difficult to maintain it so the fans should be calm and lie low with us. We know what we are doing,” he made known.

“The technical team and the playing body are focused and we know where we will jubilate. I think Phobians should not jubilate and go on radio to put pressure on the boys,” the Black Stars Team Manager charged.

Hearts will next play Sekondi Hasaacas in Accra before facing Aduana Stars at Dormaa, Liberty Professionals in Accra and Dreams FC at Dawu to end the first round.

I Was Shattered By Our Defeat To Kotoko – Nii Sabahn Quaye

Our Target Is To Continue Winning - Robin Gnange

Accra Hearts of Oak captain Robin Gnange has said the aim of the team is to win every match they go into and believes they are good enough for the Ghana Premier League title.

The Phobians continued with their impressive away run this season as they posted a slim 1-0 victory over Berekum Chelsea at the Golden City Park.

Samuel Yeboah scored the only goal of the game to hand Hearts a first ever win over Chelsea in their own backyard and, at the same time, end their four year unbeaten record at home in the league.

Speaking after the game, Gnange said the team has no secrets when it comes to away games but rather target to win every game they go into.

On the win over Chelsea, the Ivorian said, “The game was a good game. Chelsea is a good team and we are a good team as well. We prepared very well for the game and we went there to get a victory by fighting very hard. We are very happy with the victory”.

“We motivated ourselves and the coach talked to us and that motivated us as well to give of our best in this difficult game,” he added.

“Our target is to win every match; it is not any secret [that we are performing better away] but it is just that we are working hard for the victory.”

With the win, Hearts moved to the top of the Ghana Premier League (GPL) with 21 points after 11 games, one point better than former leaders Wa All Stars who lost 1-3 to Techiman City also on Sunday.

They will next play Sekondi Hasaacas at the Accra Sports Stadium in their next GPL game, and, will be confident of posting another win to maintain top position on the log.

Our Target Is To Continue Winning - Robin Gnange

We Were Determined To End Our Poor Away Run – WAFA Goalkeeper

Razak Abalorah has said his West Africa Football Academy (WAFA) side was determined to end their poor away run in this season’s Ghana Premier League (GPL) when they played Accra Hearts of Oak last Wednesday in Accra.

Prior to that encounter, the academy lads had lost all their three away games by a similar margin (0-1) to Berekum Chelsea, Aduana Stars and Dreams FC, and, the goalkeeper said they were determined to halt that run going into this game.

The Academy lads frustrated the Phobians to a 1-1 stalemate at the Ohene Djan Stadium in Accra to record their first away point of the season.

“We were determined not to lose this one,” he said after the game, adding that they will build on this performance in their subsequent away games.

“Our game plan worked for us as we did not them to settle into any rhythm that could make them trouble us on the day,” he added, insisting that they did everything possible to win but Hearts fought back to earn a draw.

WAFA opened the scoring in the first half through Charles Boateng before Cosmos Dauda leveled for the Phobians in the second as the spoils were shared.

They will next play Ebusua Dwarfs at Sogakope on Sunday before heading to Bechem to play Bechem United in their next GPL away game the week after.

We Were Determined To End Our Poor Away Run – WAFA Goalkeeper

We"re Fixing Our Defensive Frailties - Hearts

Accra Hearts of Oak Japanese-American coach, Kenichi Yatsuashi has told Sportscrusader.com that he has been doing extra work with the defensive side of his team.

Hearts prior to their Match-Day Seven encounter of the Ghana Premier League (GPL), had conceded five goals in two games contrary to the no goal conceded in their opening two games of the 2015/16 season.

And this Coach Kenichi said, got him worried and needed to do extra work on the defensive frailties of the team.

Speaking to Sportscrusader.com the Japanese said, “we have put a lot of effort into the defensive tactics of our game. We are happy with the goalless draw against Techiman City last Sunday, but, it does not mean we are perfect just yet and we are still improving in each game.

Hearts will meet minnows, Samartex FC in an MTN FA Cup round of 32 clash this weekend.

We"re Fixing Our Defensive Frailties - Hearts