Hearts of Oak head coach Mas-Ud Didi Dramani has voiced dissatisfaction with the scheduling of the 2025 GHALCA Top 4 tournament, insisting the timing is unfair to players still in early preseason conditioning.
The competition kicks off on Wednesday, August 20, with the Phobians set to face Heart of Lions at 6 p.m. â just three days after defeating the same opponents 2-0 in the 2025 Homowo Cup.
Dramani, who replaced Aboubakar Ouattara at the end of last season on a two-year deal, believes players are not yet physically ready to handle full 90-minute matches.
He has called for flexibility in the substitution rules to reduce the strain on squads. "I think that it is a very good program for the football industry, but the timing of it is worrisome," Dramani said. "We need to try to alter the substitutions so that, in this [Heart of Lions] game for instance, if you have just worked for two weeks, you don't go in for a high-profile game.
