{"id":49477,"date":"2023-03-26T17:20:17","date_gmt":"2023-03-26T17:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/26\/how-hearts-of-oak-goalkeeper-richmond-ayi-came-out-of-the\/"},"modified":"2023-03-26T17:20:17","modified_gmt":"2023-03-26T17:20:17","slug":"how-hearts-of-oak-goalkeeper-richmond-ayi-came-out-of-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/26\/how-hearts-of-oak-goalkeeper-richmond-ayi-came-out-of-the\/","title":{"rendered":"How Hearts of Oak goalkeeper Richmond Ayi came out of the"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"525\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-25-185000-696x525.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Screenshot 2023-03-25 185000\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Hearts of Oak have grabbed the headlines for the wrong reasons again following their 3-0 defeat to Ayinase.<\/p>\n<p>In the Matchday 23 games of the ongoing 2022\/23 Ghana Premier League campaign, the Phobians travelled to play Karela United at CAM Park on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Astonishingly, goalkeeper Richmond Ayi came out of the tunnel with a white\u00a0powder on his face which is suspected to be \u2018juju\u2019. The goalkeeper reassembled like a \u2018juju\u2019 man at the shrine.<\/p>\n<p>It is unknown if it was an instruction\u00a0by the technical team. However, what engineered the act is yet to be known.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the appearance to deter the home side, Ayi conceded three goals with his own player, Konadu Yiadom scoring an own goal and also finished the game with 10 players.<\/p>\n<p>Emmanuel Owusu Boakye broke the deadlock in the 16th minute before Yiadom scored an own goal in the 32nd minute.<\/p>\n<p>The former CAF Champions League winners continued with two minutes to the break when left-back, Rashid Okine was given the marching off orders.<\/p>\n<p>Karela United wrapped up their win with three minutes to full-time through Richard Berko to put the game beyond David Ocloo and his charges.<\/p>\n<p>The defeat keeps Hearts of Oak rooted in 4th on 35 points from 23 games.<\/p>\n<p>The Phobians will hope Asante Kotoko will not record a win against Medeama SC on Sunday to be able to keep their position on the league log.<\/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=\"6K9_NJjFZPo\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stop using ice cream, chocolate... on the vag!na - Mama Zimbi advises youth on Odo Ahomaso #shorts\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6K9_NJjFZPo?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hearts of Oak have grabbed the headlines for the wrong reasons again following their 3-0 defeat to Ayinase. 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