Hearts of Oaks official statement on Polo PRESS RELEASE HEARTS APPOINT MOHAMMED POLO AS HEAD COACH Accra Hearts of Oak has appointed one of its legends, Mohammed Ahmed Polo as its new manager. He replaces David Duncan with whom the club parted ways some weeks ago.Polo’s appointment as Hearts manager will last till the end of the 2013/2014 football season after which it could be reviewed. Mohammed Polo is expected to start his career as Hearts manager within the week and would be in charge of the team during the upcoming week¬13 Premiership game against Dwarfs at Cape Coast.Born on 11th November, 1956, the new coach shares birthday with the club that celebrated its 102nd birthday exactly a fortnight ago. The dribbling magician, as he is affectionately, called holds a CAF License B certificate. Mohammed Polo is back at the club that brought him to fame as a footballer in the early 70s through to the 80s and which it coached to the quarter final of the defunct African Cup Winners Cup in 1995. The former Ghana International has been given the opportunity to fulfill his long wish of returning to the club as a manager when the league resumes on December 1st 2013. Polo played youth football with Auroras in Accra before signing for Hearts of Oak. Along with Mama Acquah, Anas Seidu, Peter Lamptey and Robert Hammond, they were known as the “Fearsome Five” and formed the backbone of the awesome Hearts of Oak team that twicw reached the final of the African Cup in the late 70’s. He also once played for Accra Great Olympics football club, also in Accra. Mohammad Polo played for the famous Dubai Club, Al Wasl in the 1980s where the fans bonded with him and his skills and still remember the magic 20 years after his departure. Coaching Certificates DFB in Germany CAF License B certificate Clubs Coached Stade Malien: Mali United Arab Emirates: Al¬Wasl United Arab Emirates: Hatta Great Olympics: Ghana Hearts of Oak: Ghana Dawu Youngsters: Ghana Winneba Advance Stars: Ghana Susubiribi: Ghana Honours Played for Ghana’s Black Stars for 14 years. Won the 1978 African Cup of Nations with the Black Stars Footballer of the year - Ghana Football Association 1975 1978¬3rd best African Player of the year 2006 - Coca-Cola Award on Breaking Barriers Won 5 Ghana Premier League titles with Accra Hearts of Oak Won UAE Championship titles with Al ¬Wasl Ghana footballer of the year¬1974
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