No Bad Blood At Hearts - Nelson

Hearts of Oak board member Frank Nelson Nwokolo has rubbished claims that there is bad blood between the incumbent board and the old directors of the club.

The 2000 CAF Champions League winners has been in turmoil since Togbe Afede XIV took over the head administration after the flotation of shares in 2011.

Former directors who headed the club to achieve success in the late 1990s and early 2000s claim the decline of the club from grace to disgrace is down to ‘autocratic’ leadership style of Togbe Afede XIV.

Aziz Haruna Futah, a renown fan and former board member led a hymn in the last three years for fans together and take over ownership of the Rainbow club from the majority shareholder.

Harry Zakkour, Fawaz Zowk and many others have echoed the calls of Aziz Futah to reclaim the club after the resignation of Gerald Ankrah last week , but Frank Nelson insist there are no problems between the current board and the board of old.

“There are no issues in Hearts of Oak. If you ask Nii Ayi Bonte, he can’t say he’s an old or new member of Hearts of Oak, the only thing he can tell you is that he’s a supporter and he works for the club 24 hours,” Frank Nelson told Happy FM.

“I can tell you all the things perceive of Hearts of Oak, some of them are not true. Some of the things are normal because it happens even in our families… there can be disagreements at times, but at the end of the day we are all fighting for the well-being of the club.

“For instance, last season when results were not good, Nii Ayi Bonte, Alhaji Hearts, Harry Zakkour and co.  all drove to Obuasi just to give the team morale support, what shows there’s bad blood between us?” He quizzed.

“From where I sit, I don’t think there is any issue at Hearts of Oak to be solved.” He stated.

No Bad Blood At Hearts - Nelson

We Never Made Money Running Hearts of Oak - Harry Tells Togbe Afede

Former Board member Accra Hearts of Oak, Harry Zakkour has told Togbe Afede XI V he should expect to make money managing the club because the old directors never made a penny.

Togbe Afede, majority shareholder of the club, took over the head of the 20-times Ghana Premier league champions when the shares were floated in 2009.

The clubs has since suffered a major set back, going about seven years without major silverware.

Fans and former directors has put the decline of the 2000 CAF Champions League winners blame at the doors of the majority, and he intend told them he is not making money running the club.

And has told him he should not expect to make any money from the club because the club achieved success under the old management without any of them making money.

He also revealed that he was against the flotation of shares and that has made him an enemy of Togbe.

“I was against the floating of shares in the club and this is why Togbe is not happy with me. He goes round telling people Alhaji Hearts and I are sabotaging him. Nobody is interested in sabotaging him, we don’t think about him, we think about our lost club — the club that has made me (Harry Zakkour) who are I am, the club that has made many people who they are today,” Harry Zakkour told Happy FM.

“Togbe is the main problem of Accra Hearts of Oak. He says we should pay him and take over our club if he is the problem, but he has forgotten many of us spent money in the club before he came. He should leave the club and come queue behind me and wait for his money.

“Does he think we were making money when we were running the club?” Harry Zakkour quizzed.

We Never Made Money Running Hearts of Oak - Harry Tells Togbe Afede