{"id":18270,"date":"2019-02-19T08:43:25","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T08:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=18270"},"modified":"2019-05-29T21:36:37","modified_gmt":"2019-05-29T21:36:37","slug":"hearts-oak-boss-kim-grant-worried-lack-competitive-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/hearts-oak-boss-kim-grant-worried-lack-competitive-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearts of Oak boss Kim Grant worried about lack of competitive football"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Kim Grant has expressed his feelings about the state of Ghana football and how the lack of competitive football is affecting him and his club.<\/h3>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nThe Hearts coach revealed that he might be forced to break camp if the issue is not resolved. He stated that it is becoming\u00a0&#8220;physically, mentally and financial draining&#8221; to be training without knowing when competitive football will resume.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"j9BaLy41yx\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/breaking-normalization-committee-special-competition-cancelled\/\">BREAKING: Normalization Committee special competition cancelled<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;BREAKING: Normalization Committee special competition cancelled&#8221; &#8212; Sahara Football\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/breaking-normalization-committee-special-competition-cancelled\/embed\/#?secret=6eXbVl2Sfz#?secret=j9BaLy41yx\" data-secret=\"j9BaLy41yx\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is physically, financially and mentally draining to be training for days without knowing when specifically to play matches.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll be forced to break camp if the Normalisation Committee doesn\u2019t do something to solve issues concerning the inactivity,\u201d he told Sikka FM.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nThe Normalisation Committee canceled the Special Competition over what they describe as a ploy by club owners to frustrate their work after 14 premier league sides decided not to compete.<\/p>\n<p>The clubs rejected the competition over lack of transparency on the part of the Normalisation Committee.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kim Grant has expressed his feelings about the state of Ghana football and how the lack of competitive football is affecting him and his club. The Hearts coach revealed that he might be forced to break camp if the issue is not resolved. 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