The striker was hugely linked with the league debutants but the negotiations couldn’t materialized
Bibiani Gold Stars chief executive officer Kwesi Adu has confirmed that Hearts of Oak striker Abednego Tetteh was not registered by them ahead of the start of Ghana Premier League.
Tetteh failed to live up to the expectations last season as Hearts won the Ghana Premier League for the first time in nine seasons.
As a result, he was regarded as surplus to requirement by coach Samuel Boadu and was not even registered for the club’s participation in the Caf Champions League.
However, the negotiations to join Gold Stars fell through at the eleventh hour and the club opted to sign youngster Nana Owusu Kwabena as his replacement.
“We didn’t register Abednego Tetteh for our maiden campaign in Ghana Premier League. It was something beyond us,” Adu told Otec FM.
“While we were hoping to sign him as our first player, we realised that he was also having other negotiations so we had to pull back.
“It was unfortunate we could not sign him but I believe that the quality of players around and the few additions will make Gold Stars successful. Our new coach Michael Osei is doing a wonderful job and we are optimistic that things will go as planned,” he added.
Gold Stars after missing out on Tetteh have been able to secure the services of defender Samuel Amofa, Abubakar Aziz and Evans Owusu from Liberty Professionals.
Also, midfielder Lateef Abubakar, Frank Agyei Jnr, Michael Ainoo, Mohammed Polo and Kamara have been signed by the cub.
Gold Stars will begin their maiden appearance in the league with a home game against Berekum Chelsea at the Dun’s Park before they travel to Tarkwa to face Medeama. On match day three, Gold Stars will host Asante Kotoko at home.