David Oppong

Central Defender - Hearts of Oak
15 Apr 2027
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34 Edition

The Hearts of Oak Gazette

22 Mar 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Match22 Mar 2027

Hearts of Oak are in among the leaders

Position 2 and 59 points on the board. Nobody at the ground will say the word out loud yet, and everybody at the ground is thinking it.

Market22 Mar 2027

Rocky Dwamena has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Hearts of Oak they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

Match20 Mar 2027

Whatever happens, Hearts of Oak do not lose

7 games unbeaten now. Some were earned and some were survived, but a habit is forming — and habits are the hardest thing in football to play against.

Squad22 Mar 2027

Lucas González in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Hearts of Oak this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad22 Mar 2027

No hiding place for Jonathan Mensah

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Jonathan Mensah, and the manager let it.

Match20 Mar 2027

Another one collected away from home

3 on the bounce on the road for Hearts of Oak. The coaches leave early, arrive at unlovely grounds in the dark, and keep coming home with three points.

Match20 Mar 2027

Henry Kwaku Boateng the difference as Hearts of Oak beat Ashanti Gold

Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Henry Kwaku Boateng. 1‑0 against Ashanti Gold, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.

Player ratings22 Mar 2027

The afternoon belonged to Ransford Mensah

7.69, and no serious argument from anybody who was there. Hearts of Oak had eleven men on the pitch and one of them decided how it went.

Player ratings22 Mar 2027

Nothing got past Baba Adamu

16 defensive actions and a clean sheet at the end of them. A defender's afternoon can only be told by what did not happen, which is why nobody makes a highlights package out of one and every manager in the division would take it.

In brief

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25 Edition

The Hearts of Oak Gazette

18 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Squad18 Jan 2027

A fracture rules Jonathan Mensah out for 39 days

Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Hearts of Oak will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.

Squad18 Jan 2027

A one-man rearguard from Benjamin Asare

There were 8 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.

Player ratings18 Jan 2027

A brace, and Brian Garino takes the afternoon — 8.25

There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Brian Garino provided it, and the 8.25 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.

Match16 Jan 2027

10 unbeaten for Hearts of Oak

Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 10 matches without defeat is a foundation Hearts of Oak did not have in the autumn.

Squad18 Jan 2027

David Oppong keeps the receipts

“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Hearts of Oak may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.

Market18 Jan 2027

Hearts of Oak turn down Liberty Professionals for Rocky Dwamena

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Boardroom18 Jan 2027

Hearts of Oak to lose Rocky Dwamena for free

There is no worse way to lose a footballer. Rocky Dwamena has pre-agreed a move away, which means every appearance between now and June is made by a man the club can no longer sell, and somebody upstairs will be asked why the contract was allowed to get here.

Squad18 Jan 2027

Tempers go at Hearts of Oak

Lucas González 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.

Market18 Jan 2027

Eyes on Ramzy Yussif again

The phone has started ringing about Ramzy Yussif again, and this time the name on the line is Bechem United. Hearts of Oak are listening politely and promising nothing.

In brief

13 Edition

The Hearts of Oak Gazette

26 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Match24 Oct 2026

Whatever happens, Hearts of Oak do not lose

9 games unbeaten now. Some were earned and some were survived, but a habit is forming — and habits are the hardest thing in football to play against.

Squad26 Oct 2026

Tempers go at Hearts of Oak

Lucas González 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.

Player ratings26 Oct 2026

Nobody could get near Raphael Amponsah

Successful dribbles: 19. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

Squad26 Oct 2026

No hiding place for Kelvin Osei Asibey

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Kelvin Osei Asibey, and the manager let it.

Squad26 Oct 2026

Words at Hearts of Oak training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. David Oppong 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 watch26 Oct 2026

Kelvin Appiah wants to come home

“I did not go to Rangers International to sit and watch. I want to come back to Hearts of Oak and fight for my place.” 1 appearances in 9 matches say the rest.

In brief

12 Edition

The Hearts of Oak Gazette

19 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Squad19 Oct 2026

A one-man rearguard from Benjamin Asare

There were 6 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.

Match17 Oct 2026

Whatever happens, Hearts of Oak do not lose

8 games unbeaten now. Some were earned and some were survived, but a habit is forming — and habits are the hardest thing in football to play against.

Squad19 Oct 2026

David Oppong is a better footballer than he was

Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 23 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.

Squad19 Oct 2026

Lucas González in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Hearts of Oak this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad19 Oct 2026

Words at Hearts of Oak training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Vander 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.

Player ratings19 Oct 2026

Raphael Amponsah runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 13. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Match17 Oct 2026

Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko cancel each other out

Nil-nil, and few chances worth the name. Asante Kotoko came to defend and left with exactly what they came for.

Player ratings19 Oct 2026

A defender's afternoon for Abdul Karim

Defensive actions: 8. He was first to everything and second to nothing, and the goalkeeper had an easy day because of it.

Player ratings19 Oct 2026

A defender's afternoon for Ali Mohammed

Defensive actions: 8. He was first to everything and second to nothing, and the goalkeeper had an easy day because of it.

In brief