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Soccer News of Thursday, 21 December 2000

Source: Joy Online

Jones Charges Hearts of Oak Recruitment Committee ...

...to replenish club with top players

With the Champions league over, thus bringing an end to Ghana’s seventeen year old drought for continental honors, Hearts of Oak Coach, ‘Sir’ Cecil Jones Attuquayfio has stressed the need to rebuild the team in view of the imminent departure of some of his most prized players.

He added that this would ensure that Hearts maintains its top standards in both domestic and continental competitions next season. Jones’ technical savvy demonstrated itself during the past football season and his side’s glorious performance is a reflection of the fact that the current team has been playing together for some time now.

Meanwhile, the recruitment Committee headed by the Team Manager, Tommy Okine, has targeted Players like Richard Nii Noi, skipper of Ghapoha Raiders, Frank Turkson of Sekondi Hasacass, Bernard Don Bortey and Laryea Kingston, who has been training with Hearts since his return fron Libya although he is still tied to Accra Great Olympics.