Hearts of Oak head coach Aboubakar Ouattara has made it clear that no player will be persuaded to stay at the club for the upcoming season. Amid reports that several players are eager to leave and with the club planning to part ways with 17 players, Ouattara emphasized that the club’s focus is on building a long-term project.
"The doors are always open for players who wish to leave," Ouattara said in a press conference on Thursday. "Hearts of Oak is bigger than any player. If my wife said she doesn’t like me anymore, I’d open the door for her."
Ouattara underscored the importance of a strategic, long-term approach to achieving success. "Hearts of Oak was established in 1911. It took almost 90 years to win the Champions League. Do you want to wait that long again for success? Our project is not just about winning the league tomorrow; we aim to be at the top."
The 2020/21 Ghana Premier League champions finished in the bottom half of the table last season and lost the inaugural Democracy Cup to Asante Kotoko. They will seek to win silverware in the upcoming Gbese Mantse Homowo Peace Charity Cup against Heart of Lions.
To strengthen the squad for the 2024/25 season, Hearts of Oak have signed goalkeeper Benjamin Asare, Samuel Amofa, and former Nations FC players Asamoah Boateng Afriyie and Michael Awuah Mensah.
