Hearts Of Oak assistant coach Hamza Obeng opens up on why Ghanaian clubs struggle in African club competitions

Hearts of Oak assistant trainer, Hamza Obeng, has insisted that Ghanaian clubs have been struggling in African competitions due to lack of quality players and the technical bench at large. 

Kotoko and Hearts are the two powerhouses in Ghana football, but despite their rich history, they have continuously failed to shine in the Champions League and Confederation Cup in the past decades. 

Despite the high hopes, the Phobians failed to make it to the group stage of the Champions League last season.

In an interview with Akoma FM, Hamza believes the players and technical team of Hearts of Oak lacked the quality required to compete in Africa, hence their abysmal performance in last season’s edition. 

“We were eliminated not because of fear for our opponents but we were not too experienced as the technical team and some of our players as well lacked Continental experience, ” Hamza Obeng told Akoma FM.

“We learnt a lot last year in Africa. Playing them here was a bit easy but in the away games, their game plan and approach were totally different.

“Their facilities are far better than what we have here, their pitches are always watered and designed in a special way that makes it usable for them but uncomfortable for new users.

“They have quality, almost their starting leven are players playing in their national teams.

“Again, they get better preparation compared to us,, definitely, it will be difficult to beat teams with such experience and quality unless you can match up in these areas.”

Asante Kotoko and Hearts Of Oak will once again represent Ghana in the Champions League and Confederation of Cup respectively.