Former Hearts of Oak winger Bernard Don Bortey says the Phobians will only qualify to next stage of the CAF Confederation Cup qualifiers when management of the club gives him the opportunity to speak to the players.
Hearts will be looking to overturn their 3-0 first leg deficit against AS Real Bamako in the second leg of their CAF-inter club competition.
The MTN FA Cup champions will welcome the Malian side to the Accra Sports stadium in the return leg on Sunday.
"Hearts of Oak will qualify against Bamako if the managers of the club gives me the opportunity to speak to the players ahead of the game," Bortey told Asempa FM.
The winner of the tie will move to the play-off round where they will face one of the 16 losers from the CAF Champions League second round.
Hearts of Oak are Ghana’s sole representative in Africa following Asante Kotoko’s early exit from the CAF Champions League.