Hearts of Oak head coach Nebojša Kapor says the lack of quality playing pitches remains a major challenge for Ghanaian football, as he expressed hope that the club will eventually secure a permanent home stadium.
Kapor was speaking after Hearts secured a narrow 1-0 victory over newly promoted Port City in their Ghana Premier League Matchday Six fixture at the University of Ghana Stadium on Sunday, 11 October.
The former Medeama and Tema Youth coach acknowledged that his team still had work to do but stressed that the condition of playing surfaces was a broader concern for football in the country.
“This is not our stadium; it’s a national stadium. This is not just our home ground; it’s for all Ghanaians. It’s true that it’s not our stadium,” the Bosnian-Herzegovinian trainer told the media.
“We have to improve our team, and Ghana football already has a serious problem with pitches. I have a lot of obligations, and this is not part of them,” he added.
Hearts have been using the University of Ghana Stadium as their home venue, but Kapor hopes the club will eventually have a permanent facility of its own.
Sunday’s victory lifted the Phobians to second place in the league standings, three points behind leaders Medeama.
Port City, meanwhile, suffered their second defeat of the campaign and dropped to fourth place following an encouraging start to their first season in the top flight.
Hearts will travel to Tema to face Vision FC in their next league fixture, while Port City prepare to host Dreams FC as the Ghana Premier League enters Matchday Seven this weekend.
