Marked for Osman Baba
From our football correspondent
Crisis
Match30 Jan 2027
No end in sight to Hasaacas's wait for a win
19 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Hasaacas has to find a result from somewhere.
The terraces1 Feb 2027
The mood at Hasaacas has turned into something else
Supporters who sing when it goes badly are supporters. Supporters who gather afterwards are a problem, and everybody inside the building knows which of the two this now is.
Boardroom1 Feb 2027
The silence upstairs is getting loud at Hasaacas
Nobody on the board has said anything against the manager, which is the point — they have stopped saying anything for him either.
Market1 Feb 2027
“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 The request is on a desk at Hasaacas, and it is not being withdrawn.
Player ratings1 Feb 2027
Joseph Djiku beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 25. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
The dugout1 Feb 2027
a squad player says Hasaacas 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.
Boardroom1 Feb 2027
Hasaacas close the window on a squad of their own making
0 in and 1 out, and no more changes for months. The manager has what he has, the supporters have their opinion of it, and the table will have the last word.
Match30 Jan 2027
Hasaacas cannot find the net
4 games without scoring. Strikers stop looking up, midfielders take the extra touch, and every shot that clears the bar is followed by a groan that has been building since the last goal.
Transfer targets1 Feb 2027
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Asante Kotoko have kept their man, and Hasaacas go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
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Crisis
Match23 Jan 2027
No end in sight to Hasaacas's wait for a win
18 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Hasaacas has to find a result from somewhere.
Match25 Jan 2027
Every point is an argument now for Hasaacas
Position 15 and 13 points, and the table gets read bottom-up in this part of town. The calendar has stopped being a schedule and started being a countdown.
Market25 Jan 2027
“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 Hasaacas, and it is not being withdrawn.
Boardroom25 Jan 2027
There is no worse way to lose a footballer. Andrew Inusah 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.
Market25 Jan 2027
Only the photograph left for Andrew Inusah
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Andrew Inusah will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Hasaacas the goodbyes have quietly begun.
Match23 Jan 2027
Hasaacas cannot find the net
3 games without scoring. Strikers stop looking up, midfielders take the extra touch, and every shot that clears the bar is followed by a groan that has been building since the last goal.
Player ratings25 Jan 2027
Successful dribbles: 20. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Words exchanged at Hasaacas
Joseph Djiku 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.
Match23 Jan 2027
Asante Kotoko left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
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Uneasy
Match9 Jan 2027
No end in sight to Hasaacas's wait for a win
16 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Hasaacas has to find a result from somewhere.
Market11 Jan 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.
Player ratings11 Jan 2027
Successful dribbles: 29. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
Market11 Jan 2027
Only the photograph left for Thomas Kyereh
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Thomas Kyereh will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Hasaacas the goodbyes have quietly begun.
Transfer targets11 Jan 2027
a squad player turns down Hasaacas
The clubs had agreed and the player had not. A snub, and a public one: Liberty Professionals keep him, and the supporters here are left wondering what he had heard about the place.
Squad11 Jan 2027
Words at Hasaacas training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Fred Dabanka 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.
Squad11 Jan 2027
Francis 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.
The dugout11 Jan 2027
The manager makes an example of Fred Dabanka
“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.
Transfer targets11 Jan 2027
Asante Kotoko have been asked whether they would lend him. Loans are agreed quickly or not at all, and this one will be one or the other by the weekend.
In brief
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The dugout
A promise honoured at Hasaacas
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The dugout
The view from the dugout
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Player ratings
A defender's afternoon for Francis Mensah
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Crisis
Squad26 Oct 2026
A fracture rules Thomas Owusu out for 59 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Hasaacas will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Player ratings26 Oct 2026
Both of them Yaw Kyereh's — 9.02
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 9.02, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Match24 Oct 2026
5 matches without a win for Hasaacas
The run now stands at 5, and the questions being asked around Hasaacas are no longer polite ones.
Player ratings26 Oct 2026
Joseph Djiku beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 25. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Match24 Oct 2026
Yaw Kyereh scored, and precious little else went right: 2‑3 to Inter Allies, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Simon Obonde 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 Hasaacas this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The dugout26 Oct 2026
“I could talk about decisions and I could talk about luck. I will not. We lost.” The manager, 2‑3, and a press conference that lasted four minutes.
Squad26 Oct 2026
A row about effort at Hasaacas
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Osman Baba was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Every debut is a small story about the future: Patrick Ofori, 18 years old, off the academy pitches and into the first team. The parents in the stand will keep the programme.
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Crisis
Squad19 Oct 2026
Thomas Owusu breaks a bone — 66 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 66 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Market19 Oct 2026
“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 Hasaacas, and it is not being withdrawn.
Player ratings19 Oct 2026
Joseph Djiku beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 24. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Market19 Oct 2026
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Hasaacas is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Match17 Oct 2026
4 matches without a win for Hasaacas
The run now stands at 4, and the questions being asked around Hasaacas are no longer polite ones.
Boardroom19 Oct 2026
He will play here until the summer and then walk out of the door for free, having already signed elsewhere. Supporters will manage the first part of that sentence; it is the second they will struggle with.
Match17 Oct 2026
4 matches without a goal for Hasaacas
The chances are being made and something is happening between the making and the finishing. 4 matches now, and the anxiety in the ground arrives a little earlier every week.
Squad19 Oct 2026
A falling-out at Hasaacas
Simon Obonde and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Match17 Oct 2026
0‑2 to Bechem United, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
In brief
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The dugout
The manager’s verdict
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Squad
Osman Baba falls out with a teammate over standards
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The dugout
Osman Baba gets it from the manager
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Upbeat
Squad28 Sep 2026
Thomas Owusu breaks a bone — 88 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 88 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Player ratings28 Sep 2026
Both of them Yaw Kyereh's — 9.01
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 9.01, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Player ratings28 Sep 2026
Successful dribbles: 28. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Match26 Sep 2026
Three points for Hasaacas, 3‑1 the final word against Great Olympics in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Squad28 Sep 2026
Simon Obonde 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 Hasaacas this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The terraces28 Sep 2026
He is 19 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.
The dugout28 Sep 2026
Simon Obonde 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 dugout28 Sep 2026
Amos Ayew: “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.
Squad28 Sep 2026
Osman Baba 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.
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Crisis
Squad14 Sep 2026
103 days out for Thomas Owusu after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Hasaacas will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
Market14 Sep 2026
“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.
Match12 Sep 2026
Yaw Kyereh scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑3 to Aduana Stars, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
Successful dribbles: 20. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Words exchanged at Hasaacas
Simon Obonde 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.
The dugout14 Sep 2026
Fred Dabanka 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.
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
Marked 8.10 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
The dugout14 Sep 2026
The manager’s verdict
“That is on me. I pick the team and I picked wrong.” Managers say that when they mean it and when they need to be seen to, and after 1‑3 Amos Ayew left the room before anybody could ask which.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Words at Hasaacas training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Osman Baba 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.
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Steady
Squad24 Aug 2026
A fracture rules Thomas Owusu out for 125 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Hasaacas will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Market24 Aug 2026
Amos Adjei 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 Hasaacas can pretend not to have heard.
Market24 Aug 2026
The bid was some way short and Hasaacas did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Francis 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.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Words at Hasaacas training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Osman Baba 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.
The dugout24 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Osman Baba
“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.
Transfer targets24 Aug 2026
Hearts of Oak have been asked whether they would lend him. Loans are agreed quickly or not at all, and this one will be one or the other by the weekend.
Market24 Aug 2026
The name of Joseph Djiku keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Hasaacas say nothing, which says plenty.
Market24 Aug 2026
Hasaacas have made Andrew Inusah available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.