Hearts of Oak announce Kosta Papic deal as Serbian comes in as replacement for Edward Nii Odoom
Ghana side Hearts of Oak announce Kosta Papic deal as Serbian comes in as replacement for Edward Nii Odoom.
Ghana Premier League outfit Hearts of Oak have announced the transfer of former Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs boss Kosta Papic who comes in as replacement for Edward Nii Odoom.
The 2000 Caf Champions League side appointed Odoom as Kim Grant’s replacement in December 2019 but has struggled to impress Hearts official over his year stay with the club.
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Odoom sent Hearts to middle (9th) position on the Ghana Premier League table before last season’s league was finally terminated due to crisis from the current global pandemic.
This season, he has failed to picked victory for the Phobia, drawing and losing his first two game of the Ghana Premier League though there is outstanding tie against Aduana Stars.
Hearts’ latest defeat to Inter Allies last Sunday in Ghana’s top flight league mounted pressure on Odoom and has already been demoted to club’s youth side whiles his place at the first team is taken by Papic.
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“Coach Kosta Papic returns home. Welcome!!!” Hearts of Oak tweeted. The Serbian International arrived in Ghana on Sunday and watched Hearts being punished by Inter Allies at the Accra Sports Stadium.
It has been almost 11 years when Hearts won the Ghana Premier League title with the last one coming in the 2008/2009 season.
Hearts’ league triumph was started by Papic who guided the Accra based side top of the league table for most games before being shown the exit door when Hearts led with 10 points and 7 games to end the 2009 Ghana Premier League.
After period with Hearts, he was appointed boss at Young Africans 2009-2011 and guided Black Leopards in the South African Premier Soccer League 2013-2014.
The 60-year old coached Chippa United in 2014 and managed Polokwane City from 2015-2018 while landing eSwatini managerial job in December 2018.
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After a year with eSwatini, Papic terminated his contract, remaining a free man since December 2019. Hearts made contacts with the Serbian to come in as Technical Director- that has become available since beginning of the season.
Having Odoom misfired this season however, Papic has finally been appointed to replace the Ghanaian International as head coach.
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