The Hearts of Oak Gazette
Market7 Sep 2026
Baba Adamu 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.
Squad7 Sep 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.
Squad7 Sep 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.
Market7 Sep 2026
Martin Karikari’s move to Aduana Stars falls through
The deal that would have taken Martin Karikari to Aduana Stars has collapsed at the last stage, and he reports back to Hearts of Oak with a summer to forget and a season still to play. Nobody is saying which side walked away.
Boardroom7 Sep 2026
Graduation day at Hearts of Oak
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Squad7 Sep 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.
Market7 Sep 2026
Osman Essien steps up from the Hearts of Oak academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Osman Essien has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market7 Sep 2026
Albert Atiemo steps up from the Hearts of Oak academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Albert Atiemo has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Match5 Sep 2026
Hearts of Oak find a way past Medeama
Medeama made Hearts of Oak work for it, but the scoreboard read 1‑0 at the end and the table does not ask how.
In brief
- Squad Brian Garino has outgrown this division
- Player ratings Nothing got past Ali Mohammed
- Player ratings Raphael Amponsah runs at them all day