{"id":82009,"date":"2023-07-07T11:55:31","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T11:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/07\/i-never-begged-for-hearts-of-oak-coaching-job\/"},"modified":"2023-07-07T11:55:31","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T11:55:31","slug":"i-never-begged-for-hearts-of-oak-coaching-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/07\/i-never-begged-for-hearts-of-oak-coaching-job\/","title":{"rendered":"I never begged for Hearts of Oak coaching job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"418\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Annor-Walker-Olympics-696x418.jpg\"   alt=\"Yaw Annor Walker\" title=\"Yaw Annor Walker\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yaw Annor Walker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Great Olympics coach, Annor Walker, has\u00a0denied claims suggesting that he called Hearts\u00a0Oak board member, Vincent Sowah Odotei and pleaded to be named head coach of the club.<\/p>\n<p>The veteran Ghanaian coach was strongly linked to the Phobian Club after leaving FC Samartex after just a season with the Samabio-based\u00a0side.<\/p>\n<p>However, Walker has made a shocking return to the two time Ghana Premier League champions.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Walker criticised Hearts of Oak in an interview, calling them\u00a0\u201cunserious\u201d,\u00a0hence his decision to rejoin Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>However, Odotei responded by stating that Hearts of Oak\u00a0had made no contact with the former Berekum Chelsea trainer\u00a0and that it was the coach who was looking for a job.<\/p>\n<p>Disputing Odotei\u2019s claims, Walker speaking on Peace FM said, \u201cI respect Odotei but I don\u2019t know where what he is saying is coming from. Even if I say I want a job, Hearts of Oak have not declared that they want a coach to the extent that I have called them to consider me as their coach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Walker further explained that he had previously apologised to Odotei for leaving Olympics to join Samartex, as he felt he had disappointed Hearts of Oak.<\/p>\n<p>However, he emphasised that he had not expressed any desire to coach Hearts of Oak and questioned the credibility of the claims, saying, \u201cGod is aware if this is a lie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hearts of Oak are currently without a head coach after parting ways with Serbian coach Slavko Matic in the middle of last season. The club experienced a challenging season and is now in search of a suitable replacement to lead the team.<\/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=\"lTfW_kGfxgQ\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Imboost Herbal - Badwam Afisem on Adom TV (07-07-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lTfW_kGfxgQ?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>Yaw Annor Walker Great Olympics coach, Annor Walker, has\u00a0denied claims suggesting that he called Hearts\u00a0Oak board member, Vincent Sowah Odotei and pleaded to be named head coach of the club. 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