{"id":44409,"date":"2025-08-21T12:25:49","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T12:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=44409"},"modified":"2025-08-21T12:25:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T12:25:49","slug":"ghalca-top-4-hearts-of-oak-1-0-heart-of-lions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/ghalca-top-4-hearts-of-oak-1-0-heart-of-lions\/","title":{"rendered":"GHALCA Top 4: Hearts of Oak 1-0 Heart of Lions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Hearts of Oak put Heart of Lions to the sword in the second game of the ongoing\u00a0 2025 GHALCA Top 4 tournament at the University of Ghana Sports Stadium, Legon.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"mjo-article-left_rectangle_mid\" data-google-query-id=\"CNP1o7Pwm48DFVnauwgd4gAW3w\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1002554\/Myjoyonline\/mjo-article-left_rectangle_mid_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The win follows a 2-0 triumph for the Phobians on Sunday night at the Accra Sports Stadium, which earned them the 2025 Homowo Cup.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"Jonathan Sowah features for Simba in friendly loss to Egyptian club Enppi\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/jonathan-sowah-features-for-simba-in-friendly-loss-to-egyptian-club-enppi\/\">Jonathan Sowah features for Simba in friendly loss to Egyptian club Enppi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Both coaches shuffled their personnel for the game, with the goalkeeper and captain, Benjamin Asare, and Kelvin Osei Asibey, as well as Hamzah Issah and other regular starters, left on the bench.<\/p>\n<p>Ransford Mensah\u2019s free kick deflected before halftime, providing the match-winner between the two sides at the end of the game proceedings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"autors-widget\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"autors-container-0\">READ MORE: <a title=\"GHALCA Top 4 moved to Legon Sports Stadium\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/ghalca-top-4-moved-to-legon-sports-stadium\/\">GHALCA Top 4 moved to Legon Sports Stadium<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Phobians will face GoldStars, who defeated Asante Kotoko 2-1, on Friday, while Heart of Lions are set to take on Asante Kotoko.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hearts of Oak put Heart of Lions to the sword in the second game of the ongoing\u00a0 2025 GHALCA Top 4 tournament at the University of Ghana Sports Stadium, Legon. 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