Hearts of Oak just went and made it official: Mas-Ud Didi Dramani is their new head coach for the 2025/26 Ghana Premier League season. Yep, that Dramani. The guy’s resume is wild—he’s done stints with the Black Stars and the Black Queens—so, you know, he’s not exactly new to pressure.
He inked a two-year deal with the Phobians. Kinda interesting twist: he’s stepping in for Aboubakar Ouattara (the Ivorian coach), who didn’t get booted, but got shuffled upstairs as some kind of Special Advisor on the club’s board. Probably a polite way of saying, “Hey, thanks for everything, but let’s try something different.”
The club did the big reveal at their Commercial Centre in Accra—unveiling Dramani with his assistant, Abdul Gazale. Not stopping there, they basically rolled out the whole Avengers lineup for the technical team: Fiifi Parker Hanson as the second assistant, Najau Issah for the keepers, Henry Martey as team manager, Enoch Jordan Daitey doing the physical trainer thing, and Peter Boafo jumping in too.
Dramani’s got some serious street cred, by the way. He’s worked with Right to Dream Academy and even had a gig at FC Nordsjælland in Denmark. So yeah, expectations are sky-high. Hearts of Oak fans are probably already dreaming of glory days.
No time to ease in, either. Their first real test? Smackdown with Asante Kotoko in the 2025 President’s Cup—July 6th at Accra Sports Stadium. Classic rivalry, so no pressure, right?
After that, they’re off to Nigeria for the Eko International Tournament. Busy times ahead. Let’s see if Dramani can actually turn things around or if it’s just another chapter in Hearts’ wild rollercoaster.