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Samuel Boadu makes three changes in Hearts of Oak squad to face JS Souara; Atta, Mensah & co. dropped

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Samuel Boadu makes three changes in Hearts of Oak squad to face JS Souara; Atta, Mensah & co. dropped

The Phobians boss has ringed changes in his squad as they face the Algerian side in the cliffhanger encounter on Sunday evening

Hearts of Oak coach Samuel Boadu has made three changes in his squad that started the game against Algerian side JS Saoura in the first leg of the Caf Confederation Cup.

After boarding five different flights and passing two countries before they arrived at the match venue in Algeria, Hearts will take on Souara at 20 August 1955 Stadium in Béchar.

First choice goalkeeper Richard Attah has been dropped as the Phobians are hoping not to concede six goals again just like they did against Wydad Athletic Club in the Caf Champions League. Atta’s place has been taken by Richard Baidoo.

Also, Congolese defender Raddy Ovouka has returned to the starting line up after recovering from his leg injury. He takes over the place of Robert Addo Sowah who missed the trip due to injury.

In attack, Isaac Agyenim Boateng who scored the second goal in the first leg replaces Isaac Mensah. He will partner Kofi Kordzi upfront in search of goals.

Meanwhile, the midfield of Salim Adams, Frederick Ansah Botchway and Daniel Afriyie Barnieh have been maintained.

Hearts of Oak starting XI vs Souara

Richard Baidoo (GK), Fatawu Mohammed (C) James Sewornu, Alhassan Mohammed, William Ntori Dankyi, Raddy Ovouka Hokemba, Salim Adams, Frederick Ansah Botchway, Isaac Agyenim Boateng, Kofi Kordzi, Daniel Afriyie Barnieh

Substitutes:

Richmond Ayi (GK), Emmanuel Nettey, Nuru Sulley, Caleb Amankwah, Victor Aidoo, Suraj Seidu, Salifu Ibrahim, Enock Asubonteng, Isaac Mensah

Hearts of Oak deny juju allegations levelled against them by JS Souara ahead of Caf Confederation Cup playoffs in Algeria

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Hearts of Oak deny juju allegations levelled against them by JS Souara ahead of Caf Confederation Cup playoffs in Algeria

The Phobians have vehemently denied the juju allegations levelled against them by their opponents few hours to kick off in Algeria

Ghana champions Hearts of Oak have denied all allegations levelled against them by Algerian side JS Saoura ahead of the second leg of Caf Confederation Cup play-offs in Bechar, Algeria on Sunday.

After the first leg at the Accra Sports Stadium last weekend, JS Sauora President Mohamed Zerouati accused the Phobians of using diabolic tactics to defeat them.

The Phobians won the day 2-0 over a ten-man Souara thanks to goals in each half of the game from Ibrahim Salifu and Isaac Agyenim Boateng.

However, Zerouati believes his side were drastically troubled ahead of the game since their dressing room were intentionally sprayed with some terrible materials.

“When we arrived and during our first training session at the stadium that they hosted the game, we reported a weird strong smell, very unpleasant odour. We were promised that the problem will be fixed but on match day we ran into the same problem, it’s weird. ” Zerouati said in an interview with the Algerian Press.

“We do not know what it is but maybe is something [like Juju] that they did to defeat us in the game,” he added.

However, another allegations were made that the Phobians have repeated the same actions after touching down in Algeria for the second leg.

“It has come to our notice that the JS Saoura officials have decided to tarnish our hard-earned reputation. They are accusing us of dealing in magico- religious powers in Accra and in Algeria to cause their defeat,” a Hearts statement read.

“We will like to put on record that Hearts of Oak has never engaged in anything of that sort as alleged and will never do because we are a professional club and we will always hold on to our high sporting standards.

“Well, our opponent seems to be frightened by our potentials and the possibility of winning the game today so we guess they have deployed these barbaric tactics to prepare the minds of their supporters in most likely the event that they lose the match.

“We are motivated by our motto Never Say Die until the bones are rotten. We are Hearts of Oak and we are focused,” the statement added

Video: Hearts of Oak players rehearse tactics & formations under floodlight ahead of JS Souara clash

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Video: Hearts of Oak players rehearse tactics & formations under floodlight ahead of JS Souara clash

The Phobians held their last training session in Bechar ahead of the second leg of the Caf Confederation Cup

Hearts of Oak held their last training session far away in Bechar, Algeria on Saturday evening to wrap up their preparations ahead of the second leg of Caf Confederation Cup play-off against JS Souara on Sunday

Hearts left Ghana with a 22-man squad after defender Robert Addo Sowah failed to recover from an injury he sustained against Ashanti Gold.

The Phobians had to trek through two different countries – Cote D’Ivoire and Turkey- as well as board five different flights before arriving at the match venue.

HEARTS OF OAK FINAL TRAINING SESSION

As a result, they spent two days making series of transit in Abidjan, Istanbul, Algiers, Oran before they finally touched down in Bechar.

Samuel Boadu’s men go into the tie with a 2-0 advantage after goals from Ibrahim Salifu and Agyenim Boateng won the first leg for them last weekend at the Accra Sports Stadium.

The return fixture has been slated for December 5 at Stade du 20 Août 1955 in Bechar and the kick off is 16h15 GMT (4:15 PM Local time) but 6:15pm in Algeria.

Video: Ghana’s amputee players STRANDED in Tanzania & beg for plane tickets after winning 2021 Africa Cup of Nations

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Video: Ghana’s amputee players STRANDED in Tanzania & beg for plane tickets after winning 2021 Africa Cup of Nations

The Black Challengers are currently stranded in another country despite defying the odds to emerge as the champions of the continental tournament

Ghana’s amputee players who participated in 2021 Africa Amputee Cup of Nations held in Tanzania are calling for help as they are currently stranded.

The Black Challengers defeated Togo 3-2 on Saturday to emerge champions of the competition but unfortunately as every team is leaving after the tournament, the Ghanaians are still at the game’s village due to lack of return tickets.

The Black Challengers contingent in Tanzania are only nine including eight players and one coach as a lot of local players failed to secure tickets due to financial constraints.

The players who play professional football in Turkey bought their own tickets for the competition since there are internal wranglings among the leaderships of the Amputee Football Association of Ghana.

They are now calling on Ghanaians and the president of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo to come to their aid through the Youth and Sports minister.

Ghana began the tournament with a 3-0 thumping of North African giants Egypt, before they also thrashed Nigeria 4-0 in the quarterfinals.

Ghana defeated Angola 3-1 in the semifinals to set up a date with Liberia in the final at the Benjamin Mkapa Sports Stadium.

After a slow start in the final day, Ghana doubled their efforts to narrowly pip Liberia 3-2 to lift the trophy.

Ghana wins 2021 Africa Cup of Nations [Amputee version]

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Ghana wins 2021 Africa Cup of Nations [Amputee version]

The Black Challengers defied all the odds to emerge as the overall champions of the continental tournament

Ghana defeated Togo 3-2 in the final on Saturday to emerge champions of the 2021 Amputee Africa Cup of Nations held in Tanzania.

The Black Sticks, who struggled for funds prior to the game and had to enter the tournament without substitutes, overcame their opponents to lift the trophy in the end.

The Black Challengers began the tournament with a 3-0 thumping of North African giants Egypt, before they also thrashed Nigeria 4-0 in the quarterfinals.

Ghana defeated Angola 3-1 in the semifinals to set up a date with neighbouring country Togo in the final at the Benjamin Mkapa Sports Stadium.

After a slow start in the final day, Ghana doubled their efforts to narrowly pip Togo 3-2 to lift the trophy.

Ghana won the maiden edition of the tournament 14 years ago after defeating Liberia 4-3.

Video: Watch Emmanuel Gyamfi’s brace and assist which sent Aduana to second position

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Video: Watch Emmanuel Gyamfi’s brace and assist which sent Aduana to second position

The former Porcupine Warriors winger scored twice as those goals sent the Ogya Boys to two points behind Asante Kotoko

Aduana Stars defeated WAFA 3-0 in matchday six of Ghana Premier League at the Nana Agyemang Badu I Park in Dormaa Ahenkro on Saturday and all the thanks went to Emmanuel Gyamfi.

After a pulsating opening exchanges in the game, Gyamfi went past three defenders before releasing Hafiz Adams to break the deadlock by the eight minute.

Ten minutes later, Sam Adams and Bright Adjei combined to create an opening in the visitors’ defence but the latter’s last ditch effort narrowly missed the target.

Emmanuel Gyamfi finally made it 2-0 for Aduana by the 31st minute after racing down the right flank. The former Asante Kotoko deputy captain latched onto a pass and calmly slotted in the ball beyond the reach of goalkeeper Osei Kwadwo Bonsu.

After the break, Aduana had several opportunities to extend their lead but their forwards were sluggish in the final third of WAFA’s area.

Gyamfi, however, found himself in a great position to score the third goal of the day by the 70th minute.

He even came close to score his first-ever hat-trick in the league but his effort was blocked six minutes later.

Aduana Stars after the win have moved four places up to third position with 11 points, two behind Asante Kotoko who have a game in hand against King Faisal.

Aduana Stars 3-0 WAFA: Emmanuel Gyamfi’s brace send Ogya Boys to second position

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Aduana Stars 3-0 WAFA: Emmanuel Gyamfi’s brace send Ogya Boys to second position

The winger scored twice as the Ogya Boys brushed aside WAFA in Dormaa Ahenkro to close the gap between them and Kotoko on Saturday

Aduana Stars defeated WAFA 3-0 in matchday six of Ghana Premier League at the Nana Agyemang Badu I Park in Dormaa Ahenkro on Saturday.

Despite a poor start to the season, the former champions seem to have gotten their mojo back as they have now picked three wins in a row.

After a pulsating opening exchanges in the game, defender Hafiz Adams broke the deadlock for Aduana with a fine finish by the eight minute.

Ten minutes later, Sam Adams and Bright Adjei combined to create an opening in the visitors’ defence but the latter’s last ditch effort narrowly missed the target.

Emmanuel Gyamfi finally made it 2-0 for Aduana by the 31st minute. The former Asante Kotoko deputy captain latched onto a pass and calmly slotted in the ball beyond the reach of goalkeeper Osei Kwadwo Bonsu.

After the break, Aduana had several opportunities to extend their lead but their forwards were sluggish in the final third of WAFA’s area.

Gyamfi, however, found himself in a great position to score the third goal of the day by the 70th minute.

He even came close to score his first-ever hat-trick in the league but his effort was blocked six minutes later.

Aduana after the win have moved four places up to third position with 11 points, two behind Asante Kotoko who have a game in hand against King Faisal.

Aduana will host Great Olympics next weekend before they travel to Len Clay Sports Stadium in Obuasi to face Ashanti Gold a week later.

Video: Asante Kotoko goalkeepers exhibit readiness at training ahead of Kumasi derby

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Video: Asante Kotoko goalkeepers exhibit readiness at training ahead of Kumasi derby

The shot-stoppers showed what they have to offer as they fine tune ahead of the Kumasi derby on Sunday

Asante Kotoko goalkeepers Razak Abalora, Kwame Baah and Danlad Ibrahim intensified their preparations towards the Kumasi derby against King Faisal at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Sunday.

The trio put up a spirited performance at training while their teammates watched on admiration.

They were made to dive on the ground and then recover quickly to save an impending shot from the goalkeeping coach.

Although, Danlad is yet to make a single appearance in the club’s matchday squad after five games, he was one of the best performers and his reflexes drew a standing ovation from his teammates.

Kotoko lead Ghana Premier League log with 13 points after five games, three points above Faisal who sit in second place.

LIVE STREAMING: Zambia vs Ghana [Fifa U20 World Cup qualifiers ]

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LIVE STREAMING: Zambia vs Ghana [Fifa U20 World Cup qualifiers ]

The Black Princesses are hoping to secure a favourable scoreline in the first leg and then kill the game in the return fixture next weekend

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Video: Watch Hearts of Oak training session in Algeria ahead of JS Souara clash on Sunday

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Video: Watch Hearts of Oak training session in Algeria ahead of JS Souara clash on Sunday

The Phobians arrived in Bechar on time to fine tune ahead of the second leg of the Caf Confederation Cup

Hearts of Oak held their first training session far away in Bechar, Algeria on Saturday morning ahead of the Caf Confederation Cup second leg play off against JS Souara.

The Phobians, who left Ghana with a 22-man squad, had to trek through two different countries and board five different flights before arriving at the match venue.

As a result, they spent two days making series of transit in Abidjan, Istanbul, Algiers, Oran before they finally touched down in Bechar.

Hearts go into the tie with a 2-0 advantage after goals from Ibrahim Salifu and Agyenim Boateng won the first leg for them last weekend at the Accra Sports Stadium.

The return fixture has been slated for December 5 at Stade du 20 Août 1955 in Bechar and the kick off is 16h15 GMT (4:15 PM).

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