{"id":176959,"date":"2024-04-30T11:39:27","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T11:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/30\/defensive-and-goalkeeping-problems-are-the-cancers-affecting-my-team-hearts-of-oak-head-coach-cries-out\/"},"modified":"2024-04-30T11:39:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T11:39:27","slug":"defensive-and-goalkeeping-problems-are-the-cancers-affecting-my-team-hearts-of-oak-head-coach-cries-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/30\/defensive-and-goalkeeping-problems-are-the-cancers-affecting-my-team-hearts-of-oak-head-coach-cries-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Defensive and goalkeeping problems are the cancers affecting my team \u2013 Hearts of Oak head coach cries out \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The head coach of Hearts of Oak, Aboubakar Ouattara, has indicated that defensive and goalkeeping errors are affecting his team.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, these mistakes have been like cancers, letting his team down and denying them much-needed victories in the Ghana Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe same cancer we have\u2026 every time we are conceding goals because we are making faults in the defense and goalkeeping department. I think that is the cancer of my team,\u201d Coach Aboubakar Ouattara said in a post-match interview after Hearts of Oak lost 2-0 to Legon Cities in their last match.<\/p>\n<p>After that defeat, the Phobians are now 12th on the Ghana Premier League table. With 35 points, finishing the season in the top four is now going to be a challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Up next for Hearts of Oak, the team will face off with Accra Lions on Wednesday, May 1.<\/p>\n<p>The game will be played at the Accra Sports Stadium.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong>footballghana.com<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The head coach of Hearts of Oak, Aboubakar Ouattara, has indicated that defensive and goalkeeping errors are affecting his team. 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