Hearts of Oak head coach, Martin Koopman has cautioned his players to fight their way out into his starting XI.
The Dutch trainer's comments come following his side's 1-0 defeat to Real Tamale United (RTU) in their opener of the 2023/24 Ghana Premier League season with Owusu Afriyie scoring the only goal of the game.
Hearts of Oak will hope to record their first win of the campaign when they host Nsoatreman FC in the matchday two games at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday with kick-off scheduled at 15:00GMT.
Ahead of the game, Koopman has cautioned his players to work their way out into his starting XI.
“Look, I have 30 players and the 30 players are all in the family; all the same. So, we have a lot of players who have the same qualities," he said.
“So, players are disappointed and that’s good. You must be disappointed if you are not playing.
“So, they must fight back in the week to come into the team. And everybody must fight for his place in the team," he added.