{"id":1132399,"date":"2022-06-23T18:11:22","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T18:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/23\/hearts-of-oak-dismisses-reports-of-playing-fixed-matches\/"},"modified":"2022-06-23T18:11:22","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T18:11:22","slug":"hearts-of-oak-dismisses-reports-of-playing-fixed-matches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/23\/hearts-of-oak-dismisses-reports-of-playing-fixed-matches\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearts of Oak dismisses reports of playing fixed matches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"486\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/FOUaO77XoAUuqaE-696x486.jpg\"   alt=\"Hearts of Oak pcelebrate\" title=\"Hearts of Oak celebrate\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hearts of Oak celebrate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hearts of Oak\u2019s Communications Manager, Kwame Opare Addo, has dismissed reports suggesting that they fixed games at the latter part of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Samuel Boadu failed to record a win in the last four games played before the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>The club dominated the headlines following their defeats against King Faisal and Real Tamale United [RTU].<\/p>\n<p>In the final game of the season, the Phobians hosted RTU at the Accra Sports Stadium but suffered a 4-1 defeat.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>After the game, the club was accused of playing a match of convenience against the relegation-threatened side.<\/p>\n<p>But Opare Addo, speaking in an interview, has dismissed the reports.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHearts of Oak don\u2019t fix matches,\u201d he said on <strong>Asempa FM<\/strong> on the <strong>Ultimate Sports Show<\/strong>. \u201cWe suffered defeat and that was all.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the game against King Faisal in Kumasi, it was a late goal and against RTU, it was a game of football. Before the game, Samuel Boadu cautioned the players because there were rumors before the game but the fact that we lost 4-1 does not mean the game was fixed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast season we recorded some results and nobody spoke against match-fixing. When we lost 5-0 to WAFA, there were no reports of match-fixing, so why now?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose propagating such falsehood must stop because it will never happen,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Hearts of Oak, which finished the season in the 6th position with 46 points , will play Bechem United in the finals of the 2021\/22 MTN FA Cup on Sunday at the Baba Yara Stadium on Sunday.<\/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=\"nGlEKFYjwG4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The sharing of money while been hailed &#039;Nana wo y\u025b buei&#039; signifies long life - Adom TV (23-6-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nGlEKFYjwG4?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hearts of Oak celebrate Hearts of Oak\u2019s Communications Manager, Kwame Opare Addo, has dismissed reports suggesting that they fixed games at the latter part of the season. Samuel Boadu failed to record a win in the last four games played before the end of the season. 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