Ejike Uzoechi

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65 Edition

The Hearts of Oak Gazette

25 Oct 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Squad25 Oct 2027

6 saves: Benjamin Asare was the team

Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 6 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.

The dugout25 Oct 2027

Baba Adamu 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.

Squad25 Oct 2027

Tempers go at Hearts of Oak

Jonathan Mensah 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.

Match23 Oct 2027

6 unbeaten for Hearts of Oak

Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 6 matches without defeat is a foundation Hearts of Oak did not have in the autumn.

Match23 Oct 2027

Hearts of Oak get the job done against Liberty Professionals

A 1‑0 win over Liberty Professionals, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.

Player ratings25 Oct 2027

Isaac Twum in the eights

A performance of 8.10 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.

The dugout25 Oct 2027

Daniel Awuni 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 dugout25 Oct 2027

Edmund Kudus: “That is the standard”

“That is what I want every week. Not the result, the way they went about it.” The manager, after 1‑0, already talking about the next one.

Market25 Oct 2027

Ejike Uzoechi told to find a new club

“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Ejike Uzoechi has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Hearts of Oak.

In brief

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62 Edition

The Hearts of Oak Gazette

4 Oct 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad4 Oct 2027

9 saves: Benjamin Asare was the team

Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 9 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.

Market4 Oct 2027

Ejike Uzoechi hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Hearts of Oak can pretend not to have heard.

Player ratings4 Oct 2027

Isaac Twum pops up at the right end — 7.91

7.91, 1 on the scoresheet, and the specific comedy of a back-four player celebrating like somebody who does this every week. He does not, and that is exactly why the ground reacted the way it did.

The dugout4 Oct 2027

Ikenna Nkwazema says Hearts of Oak went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Squad4 Oct 2027

Jonathan Mensah stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Jonathan Mensah and Hearts of Oak agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad4 Oct 2027

A falling-out at Hearts of Oak

Mudasiru Salifu and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Squad4 Oct 2027

Ransford Mensah falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

The dugout4 Oct 2027

No hiding place for Mudasiru Salifu

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

Match2 Oct 2027

Hearts of Oak share the spoils with Wa All Stars

A 2‑2 draw with Wa All Stars leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.

In brief

  • Market Yaw Amankwa told to find a new club
  • The dugout The view from the dugout
  • The dugout Elijah Akanni knocks on the manager's door
43 Edition

The Hearts of Oak Gazette

24 May 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market24 May 2027

David Oppong is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Hearts of Oak is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

The dugout24 May 2027

Ejike Uzoechi: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Hearts of Oak have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Squad24 May 2027

A falling-out at Hearts of Oak

Benjamin Asare and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Squad24 May 2027

Peter Amidu Acquah falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

The dugout24 May 2027

The manager makes an example of Anthony Kenneth Mensah

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

The dugout24 May 2027

Ali Mohammed knocks on the manager’s door

“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Ali Mohammed trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.

In brief

26 Edition

The Hearts of Oak Gazette

25 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Market25 Jan 2027

Enock Asubonteng asks to leave Hearts of Oak

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Match23 Jan 2027

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.

Squad25 Jan 2027

Ejike Uzoechi gets the move he always wanted

Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Ejike Uzoechi has just signed for Hearts of Oak, and for once the answer mattered.

Market25 Jan 2027

Kwesi Asmah 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.

Squad25 Jan 2027

Hamza Issah signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Hamza Issah commits to Hearts of Oak for another 3 years.

Squad25 Jan 2027

A falling-out at Hearts of Oak

Benjamin Asare and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Transfer targets25 Jan 2027

Door shut on Bismark Asante

Hearts of Oak asked and Ittihad said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.

Squad25 Jan 2027

Peter Amidu Acquah falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

The dugout25 Jan 2027

The manager makes an example of Mohammed Hussein

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

In brief