Kwesi Asmah

Central Midfielder - Hearts of Oak
26 Nov 2026
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12 Edition

The Hearts of Oak Gazette

19 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Match14 Oct 2026

Hearts of Oak march on in the cup

Inter Allies are out and Hearts of Oak go through, 3‑0 the final word. The bracket opens up a little, and everyone allows themselves a look at it.

The dugout19 Oct 2026

Shola Ogundana: 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.

Squad19 Oct 2026

A fracture rules Asamoah Boateng Afriyie out for 56 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.

Player ratings19 Oct 2026

Both of them Shola Ogundana's — 8.57

2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.57, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.

Player ratings19 Oct 2026

Abdul Karim pops up at the right end — 7.84

7.84, 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.

Squad19 Oct 2026

The step up is real for Baba Adamu

At 22 he is doing things this season that he could not do last season, and doing them every week. Form comes and goes; this has stayed long enough to be called something else.

Squad19 Oct 2026

Shola Ogundana 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.

Match17 Oct 2026

Hearts of Oak see off Great Olympics

Three points for Hearts of Oak, 3‑1 the final word against Great Olympics in a contest settled by the finer margins.

The terraces19 Oct 2026

One of their own: Martin Karikari

He is 22 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.

In brief

Back issues
9 Edition

The Hearts of Oak Gazette

28 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad28 Sep 2026

Asamoah Boateng Afriyie breaks a bone — 78 days out

Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 78 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.

Player ratings28 Sep 2026

No sign of nerves from Shola Ogundana at 21 — 7.73

The hardest thing about being 21 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Shola Ogundana did not need any: 7.73, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.

Squad28 Sep 2026

Words exchanged at Hearts of Oak

Benjamin Asare and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

Match26 Sep 2026

Hearts of Oak get the job done against Aduana Stars

A 3‑1 win over Aduana Stars, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.

The terraces28 Sep 2026

Hearts of Oak supporters have found a favourite in Adams Friday

There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Adams Friday has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.

Player ratings28 Sep 2026

Enock Asubonteng was on a different afternoon to everybody else

8.21. There are performances a supporter describes to somebody who was not there and cannot quite convey; this was one, and the number does not help either.

Squad28 Sep 2026

David Oppong makes it 100

100 times in these colours, in all weathers and under four or five different managers. That kind of service is quietly disappearing from the game.

The dugout28 Sep 2026

No hiding place for Raphael Amponsah

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

The dugout28 Sep 2026

Afriyie Paintsil: “That is the standard”

“That is what I want every week. Not the result, the way they went about it.” The manager, after 3‑1, already talking about the next one.

In brief

6 Edition

The Hearts of Oak Gazette

7 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market7 Sep 2026

Paul Mensah says no to Shooting Stars

“I listened, I thought about it, and I am staying. That is the whole story.” The clubs had agreed a fee. Paul Mensah had not agreed to go, which turned out to be the part that mattered.

Squad7 Sep 2026

A fracture rules Asamoah Boateng Afriyie out for 102 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.

Market7 Sep 2026

Enock Asubonteng puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Hearts of Oak, and it is not being withdrawn.

Boardroom7 Sep 2026

Window shuts: 20 in, 4 out at Hearts of Oak

The deadline has passed and the squad is the squad. 20 arrived, 4 left, and everything else printed about this club last month was a rumour that stayed one.

Boardroom7 Sep 2026

1 academy graduates step up at Hearts of Oak

Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.

Transfer targets7 Sep 2026

Ferencvaros tell Hearts of Oak: Bamidele Yusuf is not for sale

The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.

Squad7 Sep 2026

Tempers go at Hearts of Oak

Enock Asubonteng 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.

Market7 Sep 2026

One of our own: Isaac Kyereh joins the Hearts of Oak first team

Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Isaac Kyereh is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.

Market7 Sep 2026

Hearts of Oak and Paul Mensah are talking past each other

“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.

In brief

4 Edition

The Hearts of Oak Gazette

24 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad24 Aug 2026

118 days out for Asamoah Boateng Afriyie after a fracture

A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Hearts of Oak will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.

Market24 Aug 2026

Yaw Amankwa 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.

Market24 Aug 2026

WAFA come back empty-handed

The bid was some way short and Hearts of Oak did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.

Squad24 Aug 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.

Market24 Aug 2026

Business is business: Isaac Frimpong goes

Asante Kotoko paid $260.0K and Hearts of Oak took it, which is the whole story in one sentence. The longer version involves a wage budget and will be told all season.

Transfer targets24 Aug 2026

Door shut on Ammar Ramadan

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

In brief

3 Edition

The Hearts of Oak Gazette

17 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Transfer targets17 Aug 2026

Ikenna Nkwazema due for a Hearts of Oak medical

Everything agreed with another club, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.

Squad17 Aug 2026

Benjamin Asare 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.

Transfer targets17 Aug 2026

Hearts of Oak rebuffed over Onyia Henry

Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Bendel Insurance have kept their man, and Hearts of Oak go back to a list with one name crossed off it.

Market17 Aug 2026

Asante Kotoko watching Isaac Frimpong

The interest is real enough to have reached print. Hearts of Oak have said nothing, which in a transfer window is its own kind of answer.

Squad17 Aug 2026

Samuel Tetteh has outgrown this division

There is a level at which a footballer stops being tested and starts being contained, and he reached it some time ago. Hearts of Oak know it, and so does everybody who watches him.

Market17 Aug 2026

Still no ink between Hearts of Oak and Adams Friday

“We keep meeting, and we keep leaving the room with the same numbers we walked in with.” Another round of talks at Hearts of Oak, another week without a signature from Adams Friday.

In brief