Poor pitches remains a major challenge for Ghana football, says Hearts of Oak coach Nebojsa Kapor

Hearts of Oak head coach Nebojša Kapor says the lack of quality playing pitches remains a major challenge for Ghana football as he expressed hope that the club will eventually secure a permanent home stadium.

Kapor made the remarks 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.

Despite the win, the Serbian coach acknowledged that his team still had room for improvement but stressed that the condition of playing surfaces was a wider concern for the domestic game.

“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,” Kapor 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’ victory lifted them to second place in the league standings, three points behind leaders Medeama, as they continued their push for a strong start to the campaign.

Port City, meanwhile, suffered their second defeat of the season and dropped to fourth place after an encouraging start to their debut campaign in the top flight.

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Hearts will travel to Tema to face Vision FC in their next league fixture, while Port City prepare to host Dreams FC as the Matchday Seven games take place this weekend.