{"id":85029,"date":"2023-07-19T12:40:40","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T12:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/19\/hearts-of-oak-confirm-departure-of-david-ocloo\/"},"modified":"2023-07-19T12:40:40","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T12:40:40","slug":"hearts-of-oak-confirm-departure-of-david-ocloo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/19\/hearts-of-oak-confirm-departure-of-david-ocloo\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearts of Oak confirm departure of David Ocloo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"419\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG-20230719-WA0040_1-780x470-1-696x419.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"IMG-20230719-WA0040_1-780x470\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Ocloo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ghana Premier League side, Hearts of Oak, have mutually parted ways with interim coach\u00a0David Ocloo after just one season with the club.<\/p>\n<p>Ocloo joined the Phobians prior to the start of the 2022\/23 Ghana Premier League after leaving Asante Kotoko.<\/p>\n<p>The former Liberty Professionals gaffer was named as the interim coach following the departure of Slavko Matic midway through last season.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>After a difficult season, the club has mutually announced the departure of the trainer.<\/p>\n<p>A club\u2019s statement reads, \u201cHearts of Oak and Coach David Ocloo have mutually parted ways. We wish him the best in his next endeavour.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>Ocloo guided Hearts of Oak to the\u00a012th position last season, escaping relegation on the final day of the league season against Berekum Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>Before joining Hearts of Oak, David Ocloo was the assistant coach at Asante Kotoko during the tenure of head coach Dr Prosper Nartey Ogum.<\/p>\n<p>He has previously had stints with the West African Football Academy (WAFA) and\u00a0Inter Allies.<\/p>\n<p>Hearts of Oak are yet to appoint a substantive head coach ahead of the 2023\/24 Ghana Premier League.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/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=\"fx8GqOGNVs4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE DARLING FACTOR - Week 2:  Addi Churchbwoy a Dancehall song - Adom TV (16-07-23).\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fx8GqOGNVs4?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>David Ocloo Ghana Premier League side, Hearts of Oak, have mutually parted ways with interim coach\u00a0David Ocloo after just one season with the club. 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