Hearts of Oak head coach, Abubakar Ouattara, says he is not a happy man despite his side prevailing over relegation in the Ghana Premier League this season, needing a vital 3-2 comeback win in Bechem.
Hearts survived the drop yet again, this time, by a hair’s breadth on the final day, as they twice came from behind to beat Bechem United 3-2 at the Nana Fosu Gyeabour Park in a must-win game for the Phobians.
Yaw Amankwah Baafi scored the winner for the Phobians to ensure they maintained their status in the top flight for another season.
A defeat at the hands of Bechem would have condemned the Accra-based side to the lower division, but despite their survival, Ouattara was far from happy.
To be frank, I am not so much happy because that is not Hearts of Oak’s position,” he said.
When we started the second round, after 3-4 matches, we were just seven points behind the league leaders. Today, we have struggled to survive. I think it’s very bad for us, he added.
The win against Bechem United on Sunday saw Hearts of Oak avoid relegation for the second straight season, albeit in a dramatic fashion.
With Hearts of Oak’s survival, Great Olympics joined Bofoakwa Tano and Real Tamale United as clubs to have been relegated from the just-ended league season.
Great Olympics latest relegeation sees the team move to the Division One League for the first time since 2017 and the sixth time in two decades.
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Story by: Rabbi Adu Agyei| univers.ug.edu.gh
