{"id":1229772,"date":"2022-10-20T13:33:30","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T13:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/20\/slavko-matic-charged-to-steer-hearts-of-oak-to-premier-league\/"},"modified":"2022-10-20T13:33:30","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T13:33:30","slug":"slavko-matic-charged-to-steer-hearts-of-oak-to-premier-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/20\/slavko-matic-charged-to-steer-hearts-of-oak-to-premier-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Slavko Matic charged to steer Hearts of Oak to Premier League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"436\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1666272810_547_Screenshot-2022-10-20-101312-696x436.png\"   alt=\"Slavko Matic\" title=\"Slavko Matic\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Slavko Matic <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Newly appointed Hearts of Oak head coach, Slavko Matic, has been charged to lead the club to win the 2022\/23 Ghana Premier League trophy.<\/p>\n<p>The 47-year-old Serbian trainer has signed a two-year deal with the Phobian Club following the dismissal of Samuel Boadu.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a presser on Wednesday, Togbe\u00a0Afede indicated, besides overseeing a successful league campaign, Matic and Hearts have set sights on repairing damage caused in CAF competitions.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMatic was a player himself and has played in big clubs and derives his confidence from the fact he has had to play under a lot of pressure during his playing days. So he comes to us with the experience of a player and coach. When he arrived at Hearts of Oak, he was very thrilled because he sees the club to be a high-pressure environment, one that he thinks he\u2019ll thrive in best.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t typically set targets for our coaches. But one thing he knows is as far as Accra Hearts of Oak is concerned, failure to win the league is a failure. So he knows that we expect him to win the league. He knows that we have African ambitions and so he has to be a part of that,\u201d Togbe said at Matic\u2019s unveiling.<\/p>\n<p>With the Ghana Premier League still on suspension, it is still unknown when Matic will take charge of his first Premier League game as Hearts boss.<\/p>\n<p>Hearts of Oak will host Karela United when the league resumes at the Accra Sports Stadium.<\/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=\"qYf7s9BKGuU\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I will shame you all: Nana Addo tells detractors in Ashanti Region - Badwam Mpensenpensenmu 19-10-22\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qYf7s9BKGuU?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>Slavko Matic Newly appointed Hearts of Oak head coach, Slavko Matic, has been charged to lead the club to win the 2022\/23 Ghana Premier League trophy. The 47-year-old Serbian trainer has signed a two-year deal with the Phobian Club following the dismissal of Samuel Boadu. 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