{"id":409595,"date":"2017-08-05T20:46:05","date_gmt":"2017-08-05T20:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/08\/05\/eric-bekoe-reiterates-desire-to-play-for-hearts-of-oak\/"},"modified":"2017-08-05T20:46:05","modified_gmt":"2017-08-05T20:46:05","slug":"eric-bekoe-reiterates-desire-to-play-for-hearts-of-oak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/08\/05\/eric-bekoe-reiterates-desire-to-play-for-hearts-of-oak\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Bekoe reiterates desire to play for Hearts of Oak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Saturday,  5 August 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>GHANAsoccernet.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-08-05<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/12069619.295.jpg\" alt=\"Eric Bekoe Player\" title=\"Eric Bekoe Player\" width=\"295\" height=\"168\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Eric Bekoe<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=150106940086186\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=150106940086186\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/1501965965_184_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Former Ghana Premier League goal king Eric Bekoe has reiterated his desire to play for Accra Hearts of Oak before drawing the curtains on his career.<\/p>\n<p>The former Asante Kotoko striker, in 2014, made known his intentions of wanting to play for the Accra giants after a short stint with 2012 GHPL winners Berekum Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>Bekoe was inches away from signing for the capital club but the deal hit a snag at the eleventh hour with some Hearts officials claiming he has played for bitterest rivals Asante Kotoko before.<\/p>\n<p>But Bekoe in an interview with Asempa FM in 2014 made known his determination and intentions of wearing the rainbow jersey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a professional footballer. Though I have played for Kotoko, it doesn\u2019t mean I can\u2019t play for Hearts of Oak. If they (Hearts of Oak) approach me with good offer I have no option than to play for them,\u201d he told Asempa FM in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Following the Phobians decision to ignore the orthodox goal scorer, Bekoe was signed by Sekondi Hasaacas on a year deal for the 2015\/16 season.<\/p>\n<p>He scored 8 goals in 15 appearances and was crippled an injury for the rest of the season.<\/p>\n<p>But the hardworking goal scorer who until recently had stints with a Division One side in Egypt says he is still interested in playing for the Phobians.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am ready to play for Hearts of Oak because football is my job,\u201d he told Starrfmonline.<\/p>\n<p>Bekoe won the 2008 Ghana Premier League goal king when playing for Asante Kotoko and also helped them to win the league title.<\/p>\n<div class=\"related_articles\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; font-size: 90%; background-color: #eeeaea; padding: 5px; width: 60%; margin-top: 10px;\">\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/96124592.jpg\" style=\"padding-right:2px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0;width:100%; vertical-align:middle; font-size:11px;\">Courtesy of <b>GHANAsoccernet.com<\/b> &#8211; Ghana&#8217;s leading football news website. 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