Akowuah joins Hearts

Accra Hearts of Oak have finally sealed a deal with Medeama Sporting Club for the services of their playmaker, Malik Akowuah, for the 2016/2017 Premier League season.

According to the Chief Executive Officer of Medeama, James Essilfie, the two clubs have already concluded negotiations for the player’s release, pending personal terms between the player and Hearts.

Following the fruitful negotiations so far, the Medeama CEO was optimistic that Akowuah would be a player of Hearts by Friday.

He described Akowuah’s transfer as a good deal for both Medeama and the player since the offer   was quite substantial by Ghanaian standards.

He revealed that though Hearts expressed interest in Akowuah and Kwasi Donsu, the Phobians were yet to open negotiations for the latter’s release.

Akowuah, a former player of Great Olympics and Ashantigold, had an outstanding campaign with the Tarkwa-based club last season and crowned it all with a man-of-the-match performance in their last league match against the Phobians in Accra, which Medeama won 1-0.

Before then, the rasta-haired offensive midfielder had been linked to DR Congo champions, TP Mazembe, after his impressive performance in Medeama’s CAF Confederation Cup opening group match in Lubumbashi.

Akowuah’s transfer to Hearts can be described as a big buy as the player is expected to bring his rich experience to bear on Hearts’ fortunes next season.

In a related development, Mr Essilfie revealed that Donsu’s move to Saudi Arabian side, Al-Wahda, was still in progress, pending clearance from the Saudi Arabia Embassy in Ghana.

Meanwhile, both Asante Kotoko and Hearts have officially expressed interest in the influential midfielder, who is also a set-piece expert.

Medeama will soon begin preparations for next season after the club’s board chairman, Dr Tony Aubynn, had promised to seek sources of funding to save the club from being sold as president Moses (Mospacka) Armah had sought to do.