On August 7, 2020, Accra Hearts of Oak released five players which included Joseph Esso, Benjamin Agyare, Christopher Bonney, Bernard Arthur, and Abubakar Traore, this announcement was met with disbelief from Phobians.
Reacting to this news, former captain of Accra Hearts of Oak Amankwah Mireku in an interview on Nkunim FM said
“Management can’t be solely blamed for free players exit but sometimes the players decide against extensions. But professionally I think management should always start early negotiations with the players if they need them,”
“Some of the players are ungrateful because players like Atinga, Kizito, Razak and co were all from nowhere but Hearts of Oak gave them the platform but later they stood against extensions and left for free,” he added.
“But sometimes too when players from nowhere join a team, they are sometimes treated badly and when is time for extension the players also consider how he was received or treated to decides his future,”
“So its better for Hearts of Oak to check how they treat players especially those from nowhere,” he concluded.