By Ameenu Shardow
Hearts of Oak chairman Togbe Afede XIV has confirmed talks are underway to find coach CK Akunnorââ¬â¢s successor to be either a local coach or an expatriate.
The ex Ghana captain who just took over the side in March from Serbian coach Nebojsa Vucicevic was fired following a string of poor results in the Ghanaian top flight.
The Phobians have managed to pick a paltry four points from a possible fifteen and are currently hovering above the relegation zone.
Akunnor was thus made to take ultimate responsibility for the teamââ¬â¢s early season slump following an emergency Board meeting on Wednesday night.
And now Hearts are again in the market for a new coach plus a technical director in an attempt to reverse the team's ailing fortunes.
ââ¬ÅWe are talking to just a couple of coaches, certainly only a few coaches would meet the criteria as far as the Hearts requirements are concerned,â⬠Togbe Afede XIV told Angel FM.
ââ¬ÅWe are talking and we want to do this as soon as possible but it would be difficult to give a definitive timeline to it.
ââ¬ÅBut I can assure the fans that we are looking both far and near, we are not only looking at employing a coach but also looking at the issue of a technical director.ââ¬
Assistant coach Ben Adjei has been handed temporal charge of the team until such a time a substantive is appointed.