The Heart of Lions Herald
The dugout2 Jun 2036
Abeiku Gyan says Heart of Lions 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.
Market2 Jun 2036
Francis Schlupp asks to leave Heart of Lions
“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.
Squad2 Jun 2036
Eze Matthew 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 Heart of Lions this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market2 Jun 2036
Eyes on Mohammed Schlupp again
The phone has started ringing about Mohammed Schlupp again, and this time the name on the line is Berekum Chelsea. Heart of Lions are listening politely and promising nothing.
Squad2 Jun 2036
Heart of Lions lose Harrison Djiku
54 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Market2 Jun 2036
No place for Thomas Afful in the plan
“The manager did not use many words, and he did not need to.” Thomas Afful has his answer from Heart of Lions; what he does with it is the next window’s story.
Squad2 Jun 2036
A row about effort at Heart of Lions
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Kwesi Pong was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad2 Jun 2036
Andre Sulemana signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Andre Sulemana commits to Heart of Lions for another 3 years.
Transfer targets2 Jun 2036
Heart of Lions try to borrow Felix Sulemana
Berekum Chelsea 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
- The dugout Kwesi Pong gets picked when it counts
- The dugout Amos Amoah knocks on the manager's door
- Market Eze Matthew linked with a move away