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Soccer News of Thursday, 25 January 2007

Source: Statesman

Three Hearts players in China

Onetouch Premier League leaders Accra Hearts of Oak are to lose the services of six of their key players to foreign clubs.

At the time of filing this report, three of the players - Don Bortey(pictured), Ablade Morgan and Dan Quaye ? were reported to have started training with an un-named top Chinese club.

Sources close to Hearts management said if the trials proved successful, the agents of the Chinese club will be in Ghana for transfer negotiations.

Former best world youth player Nii Odartey Lamptey was the first Ghanaian to play in China for Shangdon Football Club. Black Queens skipper Adjoa Bayor was also in China briefly.

In another development, Hearts would lose players like Francis Jojo Bossman and Charles Vardis, who are reportedly heading for France, Tunisia and Israel for trial matches.

Already striker Ishmael Addo is in Tunisia, undergoing medical check up and signing up with Etoile dy Sahel while Stephen Ofei is reported to be doing well with his trails in the Bulgarian side, Litex Lovech FC.