{"id":1050552,"date":"2022-04-09T12:04:01","date_gmt":"2022-04-09T12:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/04\/09\/ex-ghana-and-kotoko-defender-joins-hearts-of-oak\/"},"modified":"2022-04-09T12:04:01","modified_gmt":"2022-04-09T12:04:01","slug":"ex-ghana-and-kotoko-defender-joins-hearts-of-oak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/04\/09\/ex-ghana-and-kotoko-defender-joins-hearts-of-oak\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Ghana and Kotoko defender joins Hearts of Oak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"696\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/accra-hearts-of-oak-696x696.jpg\"   alt=\"Hearts of Oak\" title=\"Hearts of Oak\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hearts of Oak<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Reigning Ghana Premier League champions, Hearts of Oak have announced the signing of Samuel Inkoom in the ongoing 2021\/22 Ghana Premier League season.<\/p>\n<p>Inkoom, a former Kotoko right-back signed a one year deal with the Phobians.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udfe0A native of Takoradi <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udccfHe is 1.79m (5ft, 10 inches)<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83d\udc66Omega, Samuelina, Shawne and Samuel are all intimately related to him.<\/p>\n<p>Ladies and Gentlemen \ud83d\udde3<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udd41Introducing,<\/p>\n<p>The man has finally reunited with his True Family \ud83c\udf08 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zdvw0BTTYh\">pic.twitter.com\/zdvw0BTTYh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Phobians \u2013 GPLChampions\ud83c\udfc5\ud83c\udfc6 (@HeartsOfOakGH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HeartsOfOakGH\/status\/1512420565340106755?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The 32-year-old has been clubless after parting ways with Georgian topflight side Torpedo Kutaisi.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>The former Sekondi Hasacass defender has been training with Hearts of Oak for months after leaving the Georgian side.<\/p>\n<p>He could be part of Hearts of Oak\u2019s squad for Super Clash against Kotoko on Sunday at the Baba Yara Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Rainbow club are working so hard to secure his ITC which will make him eligible to feature against his former side this weekend.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large td-caption-align-https:\/\/www.adomonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gettyimages-102587147-2048x2048-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/gettyimages-102587147-2048x2048-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - JULY 02: Jorge Fucile of Uruguay tackles Samuel Inkoom of Ghana during the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Quarter Final match between Uruguay and Ghana at the Soccer City stadium on July 2, 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Clive Rose\/Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-1804591\"  \/><figcaption><strong>JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA \u2013 JULY 02: Jorge Fucile of Uruguay tackles Samuel Inkoom of Ghana during the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Quarter Final match between Uruguay and Ghana at the Soccer City stadium on July 2, 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Clive Rose\/Getty Images)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Inkoom left Ghana in 2009 after assisting Asante Kotoko to a league title win.<\/p>\n<p>The right-back played for 11 clubs, including Swiss heavyweights Basel and FC Dnipro of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>He was a member of Ghana\u2019s squad that won the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt in 2009 before becoming a regular for the Black Stars.<\/p>\n<p>The right-back was a member of the Black Stars squads for the 2010 and 2014 World Cups, which were held in South Africa and Brazil, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Hearts of Oak will look to maintain their invincibility on their arc rivals this season having gone without a defeat in the two matches they have played so far.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"tRAV6wZuvBE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Adom TV News (8-4-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tRAV6wZuvBE?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hearts of Oak Reigning Ghana Premier League champions, Hearts of Oak have announced the signing of Samuel Inkoom in the ongoing 2021\/22 Ghana Premier League season. 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