Hearts of Oak are continuing their rebuilding efforts by signing three players from Asekem Football Club (FC), an Access Bank Division One outfit.
Hearts of Oak are aggressively attempting to rebuild after a difficult 2022–23 football season in which they just avoided relegation by finishing 12th in the league standings by a two-point margin. Not only did they fail to regain the MTN FA Cup, but they also performed poorly in the CAF Confederation Cup, leaving in the second round of qualifying following a loss to AS Real Bamako of Mali.
The club’s newly constituted technical team has successfully recruited the services of three players from Asekem FC, a team fighting in Division One Zone One, to spearhead this rebuilding phase. Raphael Amponsah, Evans Adomako, and Martin Karikari, all of whom have signed long-term contracts with Hearts of Oak, make up the trio.
These players were vital for Asekem FC the previous season, helping them finish seventh in the Division One Zone 2 league rankings for the 2022–23 season. Martin Karikari, in particular, emerged as the team’s leading scorer, with an amazing 12 goals.
Raphael Amponsah, Evans Adomako, and Martin Karikari have now been inked and have effortlessly incorporated themselves into the club’s training sessions as they prepare for the forthcoming 2023–24 football season. Following the arrivals of Kelvin Osei Asibey from Eleven Wonders and Liventus Arthur from Tamale City, these three signings are the most recent additions to the squad during this transfer window.
As the new season approaches, Hearts of Oak will kick off its campaign against Real Tamale United (RTU) on Sunday, September 17, 2023.
