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Crisis
Squad25 Oct 2027
Michael Ephson : 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.” Heart of Lions have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Match23 Oct 2027
New Edubiase United left with the points after a 0-1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad25 Oct 2027
The manager makes an example of Yaw Danso
“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.
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Crisis
Match17 May 2027
19 points, and a fixture list that is running out. The mathematics are not yet cruel, but they are no longer kind.
Market17 May 2027
“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.
Squad17 May 2027
“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.
Yaw Danso Yaw Danso asks to leave Heart of Lions
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Crisis
Squad9 Nov 2026
“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.
Match7 Nov 2026
No end in sight to Heart of Lions 's wait for a win
4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Heart of Lions has to find a result from somewhere.
Match7 Nov 2026
Beaten 1-3, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Anthony Owusu Anthony Owusu says Heart of Lions went back on their word
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Crisis
Match12 Sep 2026
Wa All Stars left with the points after a 1-3 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad14 Sep 2026
The manager makes an example of Bismark Anim
“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.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Lawrence Osei lets one through his handsA defender's mistake gets tidied up by somebody else; a goalkeeper's ends up in the net. He knew before the ball crossed the line, and so did everybody in the ground.
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Steady
Market10 Aug 2026
The bid was some way short and Heart of Lions did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Market10 Aug 2026
“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.
Market10 Aug 2026
Both sides expect a conversation in the coming days. Heart of Lions will name a price, and everything after that is arithmetic.
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Steady
Market3 Aug 2026
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad3 Aug 2026
“The easiest signature of my career.” Kwadwo Obeng Junior and Heart of Lions agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Market3 Aug 2026
The interest is real enough to have reached print. Heart of Lions have said nothing, which in a transfer window is its own kind of answer.
Michael Ephson Heart of Lions turn down Gazelle Garoua for Michael Ephson