Hearts of Oak goalie Richard Attah reacts to Dr Nyaho Tamakloe’s ‘smoking and drinking’ claims

Hearts of Oak shot stopper Richard Attah has disclosed that he has never set sights on any Hearts of Oak player smoking or drinking.

Recently, board member of the club, Dr. Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe alleged that some players of the club are indiscipline to the extent that they smoke and drink before matches.

“I have handled Hearts of Oak for over 50 years and I can smell and see indiscipline. I have repeatedly talked to the coach even publicly at Board meetings that he is the overall boss of the club.”

“But there has been a lot of incidents such is breaking of camp and players going to drink and smoke before they come when they have a match the following day. Some players drink and Smoke before games,” Dr. Nyaho-Tamakloe said on Accra-based Asempa FM.

Responding to the allegations, Richard Attah has said that he has never drunk or smoked, neither has be sighted any of his teammates doing that.

“Everyone who knows me can testify I don’t drink alcohol. If anyone has evidence of me drinking alcohol, he should bring it out. I don’t also smoke,” Attah told Angel TV.

“I haven’t seen any player at Hearts of Oak who is into that. I don’t know on what grounds our board member made those statements but I can testify that I haven’t seen anyone like that,” he added.

When quizzed if the comments from Nyaho Tamakloe has affected the team, he said: “This development came after the season ended so I can say it hasn’t affected us in anyway. Maybe by the time we return they would have done something about it.

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