Hearts of Oak apologize to fans after 6-1 humiliation in Morroco
Accra Hearts of Oak have released a statement apologizing to its teeming supporters for their disastrous performance in Morroco yesterday that ended their journey in the CAF Champions League at the hands of Wydad Athletic Club.
Hearts of Oak suffered a humbling 6-1 defeat to the Morrocan side in the second leg of their CAF Champions League preliminary round that effectively dumped them out of the competition on 6-2 aggregate.
In a statement issued on Monday morning, the club said, “We succumbed to a painful defeat in Morroco because we were nowhere close to our best on the night. We know that we are capable of a much better performance than what we showed in Morroco. But it was a great learning experience for our young playing and technical team, majority of whom were experiencing their very first taste of continental football away from home and against a very strong side like Wydad Athletic Club”.
The club also expressed hope in the Confederation Cup which they will be playing after being dumped out of the elite competition. They hope to use the lessons learnt in the champions league to improve their performance in the confederation cup.
“We have a chance to make amends in the Confederation Cup and this important lesson we have picked up in Morroco will inspire us to rise above the current disappointment, as we take inspiration from the motto of our club, ‘Never say die until the bones are rotten’. We are Hearts of Oak! We will live to fight another day to make the Phobia family proud.”
As they apologize to the fans for the disappointment, they assured them that the champions league dream is not gone as it is a long term project of the club which they will seek to achieve gradually.
“We apologize to our fans for not making the ultimate dream come true but this is the time the team needs you most to accomplish the tasks ahead. The CAF Champions League competition is a project we wish to gradually make an impact on again after a very long absence. Therefore, we would like to remind our supporters to stay united as we have another qualification match for the group stages of the Confederation Cup, and as we kick off the campaign to defend our Ghana Premier League Title.”
Hearts of Oak will play another qualification match in hope of making it to the group stages of the Confederation Cup, CAF’s inter-club second-tier competition.
By: Clifford Adumbire | myactiveonline.com
