Soulama Charges Hearts’ Team-mates To Focus On Life After Keni

Accra Hearts of Oak number one goalkeeper Soulama Abdulaye has urged his team-mates to focus on the hereafter now that Kenichi Yatsuhashi has left as coach of the club.

The Phobians, on Monday, reached a mutual settlement with the Japanese-American who agreed to cancel his two year contract with the club as the first team coach.

And Soulama who is one of the senior players at the club, has called for cool heads among his colleagues as they prepare for the resumption of the Ghana Premier League (GPL) second round.

“Coaches come and go and so we (the players) should put Coach Keni’s departure from the club behind us and, rather focus on the task ahead if we want to achieve our ambitions,” Soulama told the club’s official newspaper, the Hearts News.

Coach Keni guided Hearts to finish the first round of the GPL, fourth on the table with 26 points, just two points behind the leaders, Wa All Stars, and, this Soulama says they must look to build on.

“We fished the first round of the season on a high note, and, there is every indication that we can do even better in the second round if we put in a lot more effort, and, this should be the agenda for the rest of the campaign;” the Burkina Faso international said.

Hearts will play Dreams FC at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday in their first game of the second round, and the experienced goalkeeper is calling for a win for the club.

“The three points on Sunday against Dreams FC cannot be compromised, and we should go all out and collect them through our collective effort,” he added.

Soulama also urged his colleagues to support the ideas of the new technical head as he takes charge of affairs, and, believes that with this support, Accra Hearts of Oak will attain success at the end of the season.

 

Soulama Charges Hearts’ Team-mates To Focus On Life After Keni

Soulama Disappointed After Super Clash Howler

Accra Hearts of Oak Goalkeeper, Soulama Abdoulaye has  expressed disappointment about the howler he committed against arch rivals Asante Kotoko which led to an own-goal and a defeat.

The experienced Burkinabe international miscued a harmless Richard Akrofi Back Pass which slipped into an empty net to hand Kotoko the victory in Monday’s Ghana Premier League Week 10 encounter.

And speaking on an Accra based Happy FM on Tuesday; Soulama described the game as the worse in his career, noting that it was difficult for him to comprehend exactly how it happened.

“I’m shattered by how I conceded the goal. In fact it’s the saddest day in my life, especially conceding such a goal against our arch-rivals Kotoko  I don’t even have tears to cry but life goes. I take responsibility for the goal and I am really disappointed in myself”, he said.

The former Kotoko shot-stopper disclosed that he was unable to sleep throughout the night after that horrendous error and further debunked assertions that he was being accused of bribery.

“I couldn’t sleep. I stayed up all night thinking about it. I’m trying to forget it. Currently my morale is down but I’ll go for training today. No Hearts official has accused me of bribery. They know how hard I fight for the club.” Soulama added

The victory ensured that Kotoko’s dominance over Hearts of Oak at the Accra Sports Stadium continued.

Soulama Disappointed After Super Clash Howler

Two Internationals Return To Hearts Training

Accra Hearts of Oak’s duo of goalkeeper Soulama Abdoulaye and striker Foovi Aguidi have joined the rest of the Phobian squad as they begin preparation for the weekend’s Ghana Premier League game against Techiman City.

Soulama was away on national team duty with Burkina Faso while Aguidi was part of the Togo squad for last week’s 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Both players have returned to Ghana and they showed up in training on Tuesday morning as Haerts prepare for Sunday’s trip to Techiman.

The two West Africans missed the side’s 3-1 defeat at home to Wa All Stars- a result which saw the Wa based side overtake Hearts at the top of the table.

Hearts are currently second on the Ghana Premier League log after six games and the two internationals return will be welcomed as they seek to regain their spot.

Two Internationals Return To Hearts Training

Hearts" Soulama In Burkina Faso AFCON 2017 Qualifier Squad

Accra Hearts of Oak goalkeeper, Abdoulaye Soulama has been named in the Burkina Faso national team squad for this month’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.

The former Asante Kotoko shot-stopper is among the 25 players called up by head coach Paulo Duarte for their double header against Uganda.

The first leg will be played at the Stade du 4 Aout in Ouagadougou on March 26 before the return leg in Kampala three days later.

The 33-year-old was first choice goalkeeper at the 2013 Cup of Nations in South Africa but a red card in the group stage demoted him.

In his absence, Hearts of Oak will depend on Samuel Akrugu to safe the situation in case of any uncertainty.

Hearts" Soulama In Burkina Faso AFCON 2017 Qualifier Squad