The Hearts of Oak Gazette
Market16 Nov 2026
Only the photograph left for Prince Kwabena Owusu
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Prince Kwabena Owusu will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Hearts of Oak the goodbyes have quietly begun.
Squad16 Nov 2026
Tempers go at Hearts of Oak
Benjamin Asare was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad16 Nov 2026
Words at Hearts of Oak training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Chigozie Ani is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Loan watch16 Nov 2026
Kelvin Appiah wants to come home
“I did not go to Ashanti Gold to sit and watch. I want to come back to Hearts of Oak and fight for my place.” 0 appearances in 14 matches say the rest.
The dugout16 Nov 2026
Abdul Karim gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
The dugout16 Nov 2026
David Oppong asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
The dugout16 Nov 2026
When it matters, Bernard Waris plays
It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.
The dugout16 Nov 2026
The manager makes Kelvin Osei Asibey a promise
Nothing in writing and nothing in public: a word about playing time, given face to face at Hearts of Oak. The team sheets over the next month will show whether it was worth having.
Squad16 Nov 2026
The penny has dropped for Nkosingiphile Ngcobo
He looks like a man who lives here now rather than one who is working here. It took most of a season, and at Hearts of Oak the difference is visible from the back of the stand.
In brief
- Looking ahead An away day at Inter Allies next for Hearts of Oak
- Squad Benjamin Asare named in the team of the week