Hearts Of Oak coach Samuel Boadu blames title failure on injuries

The failure of Hearts of Oak to defend their Ghana Premier League title, according to coach Samuel Boadu, was due to injuries.

Real Tamale United defeated the Phobians 4-1 at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday, ending the Phobians’ league campaign.

Hearts finished sixth, despite being the defending champions at the start of the season.

“The injury problem, because lots of players in the first team got injuries, Salifu Ibrahim, Addo Sowah and Nurudeen Abdul Aziz.

“It got to a point Barnieh was not feeling well and travelled, but I think this is the team we had to depend on and that cost us,” Boadu said.

Hearts of Oak still have a chance to win a trophy this season when they face Bechem United in the MTN FA Cup final in Kumasi this Saturday.