The Hearts of Oak Gazette
Market10 Aug 2026
Sharif Shuaib agrees terms with Wa All Stars
The clubs have settled the fee and he has settled his wages. What remains is a medical and a photograph, and around Hearts of Oak people have started saying his name in the past tense.
Market10 Aug 2026
Isaac Frimpong says no to BA All Stars
“I listened, I thought about it, and I am staying. That is the whole story.” The clubs had agreed a fee. Isaac Frimpong had not agreed to go, which turned out to be the part that mattered.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
The paperwork begins on Ibrahim Obansa
A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. Hearts of Oak have done the hard part with Remo Stars, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Hearts of Oak
Jonathan Mensah 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.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Mustapha Umar
Hearts of Oak asked and Kano Pillars said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Albert Mohammed joins the Hearts of Oak first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Albert Mohammed is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Kwadwo Essien joins the Hearts of Oak first team
- Squad Jonathan Mensah has outgrown this division
- Squad Benjamin Asare has company in his position
- Squad The training reports on Ali Mohammed are not good