Former Hearts of Oak coach Kim Grant has officially joined Czech lower-tier side Prague Raptors FC.

Grant had been without a club since leaving Ghana Premier League giants Hearts of Oak in December last year.

The soft-spoken gaffer has been announced as a coaching staff at Czech amateur side Prague Raptors FC.

The club’s official statement reads “We are very excited to announce ex-Charlton, Luton & Millwall striker, Kim Grant, has joined the Prague Raptors Men’s coaching team.”

“Kim has had a long and illustrious career playing football in England, Belgium, Portugal & Singapore as well as earning 7 caps for Ghana.

“Kim has gone on to gain great experience via several coaching positions, most recently at Ghanaian top-flight side Accra Hearts Of Oak S.C.”



Prague Raptors is a unique amateur Football Club in Czech Republic, making the world a better place whilst playing attractive high-intensity football.

President of Prague Raptors FC, Daz Moss expressed his delight with the arrival of the former Elmina Sharks technical director.

“‘Kim & I started speaking a couple of years ago when we first started the Raptors project – of course he had other commitments then but as soon as he came back to Prague he was interested to get involved,” Daz Moss told the club’s official website.

“We are really excited to have someone with Kim’s experience join our coaching team and believe he will be a big help to Jon, Kyle & the players whilst he is here”

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Accra Hearts of Oak announced on Tuesday evening that the club have parted ways with their Director and club Manager Kim Grant.

The Club announced via their twitter page that the manager has left his positions at the club, and Edward Nii Odoom will take over as Head coach with immediate effect.

Kim Grant joined the Phobians December last year on a three-year contract.

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Accra Hearts of Oak coach Kim Grant insists that his players did all they could to get a positive result in their first game of the 2019/2020 Premier League season.

Hearts of Oak suffered a narrow defeat at home against Berekum Chelsea thanks to Jonah’s first-half deflected strike.

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After the game, Kim Grant stated that his boys gave everything to get back into the game but were unlucky.

“I can’t fault the players, they gave me everything today and I couldn’t ask for anything more,” he said.

“We tried to get a goal back, we tried to get the win. We dominated the game but that’s football. I can’t fault Fatawu or the rest of the players, they did everything possible to get back into the game but that’s football. We will shift our focus to the next game and prepare for it” he added.

Hearts of Oak will travel to play Medeama in Matchday Two of the Premier League season and will be looking to bounce back from their home defeat.

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Hearts of Oak coach Kim Grant has revealed that his team will resume training at the end of the July as they will begin preparations for the next season.

The actual date of the resumption of the Ghana Premier League is currently unknown but reports are suggesting that it may begin in the month of August.

“The players will resume training in the last week of July and it is important the players get good rest and hopefully they come back refreshed and from there we see were the normalization committee is going to start the new season”, he told Ghanasoccernet.com

He also revealed that it is difficult to plan for the new season as the commencement of the new season is unknown.

“It is a bit difficult to plan for the season when there is no actual date for the season but I have to try and plan”, he added.



source: Ghanasoccernet

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Hearts coach Kim Grant has revealed how ready and keen his boys are to beat Asante Kotoko and to qualify for Africa by winning the Teir-one of the Special Competition.

Hearts of Oak will welcome Asante Kotoko at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday as both teams will fight for the final spot in the Special Competition.

The focus is not about me, but the team as we are keen to return to Africa,” he told Graphic Sports.

“We are already out of the Second Tier which has cost us the chance to fight for a ticket to the Confederation Cup so our focus is what we will do collectively to keep our dream alive in the campaign to return to Africa,” he added.

Hearts will be boosted by the return of defender Mohammed Alhassan, while Kotoko will be looking forward to the return of Abdul Fatawu.

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Hearts Of Oak coach Kim Grant revealed that he is proud of his boys and delighted after a narrow ain against Karela United on Wednesday at the Accra Sports Stadium.

Hearts Of Oak secured a spot in the semifinals after the win, and Kim Grant revealed that he is delighted with the win and his team’s performance.



“Karela United are a very good team and I knew we had to be solid. We kept a clean sheet and had opportunities to score, we obviously got a penalty and we won the game from that, but overall I am very delighted and so proud of the boys because they worked very hard for the points and that shows the winning mentality we got here” he said



Hearts Of Oak are the first team in the Special Competition to qualify for the semi-finals.

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Hearts Of Oak registered their biggest win in the Special Competition and Head coach Kim Grant admitted that things are going as planned but reveals that they still have to work more.

Hearts Of Oak have been victorious in their last three games scoring eight goals and conceding none. The fans believe that the coaching philosophy is kicking in well but Kim Grant revealed that they are close but still need to put more work.



“My philosophy takes about six to seven months to activate because there are new players coming in and it will take time to get the players to understand the philosophy and get the team bonding”

Kim Grant also agreed that Sunday’s victory is their best performance since he took over as the club’s head coach, he added that the support of the fans matters a lot and will motivate the players in putting out similar performances.

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Hearts Of Oak demolished WAFA SC at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday; the phobians registered a massive 4-0 victory at home, but their head coach Kim Grant insisted that his team could have scored more than four.

WAFA suffered their joint heaviest defeat in the topflight since 2004, Hearts Of Oak were too hot for them to handle as they succumbed to defeat on Sunday.

Mitchell Sarpong opened the scoring with a powerful effort before Fatawu Mohammed scored the second before the halftime whistle. Manaf Umar and substitute Kofi Kordzi scored in the second half to give their team a commanding victory against the Academy boys.



After the game, Hearts Head Coach Kim Grant stated that his side could have scored more goals and will need to work hard on their finishing.

“We could still be more clinical in front of goal, that’s if I could be a little critical about it. But overall, it was a brilliant performance and I am really proud of the boys” he said

“We had more chances to score more than four and we didn’t but we scored four and I am delighted and happy for the players” he added



Hearts registered their third consecutive victory in a roll without conceding. They will host Liberty Professionals on Wednesday and will look to maintain their winning form.

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Kim Grant and his boys bounced back from two consecutive defeat to win two games in a row; they defeated Ebusua Dwarfs on Matchday four and have now grabbed another win against Liberty Professionals on Matchday five.

Talking to the media after the 1-0 victory against Liberty Professionals, Kim Grant praised his boys.

“We secured a great win last week and we have shown that we resolute, the team played as a unit and we scored a very good goal. I’m very pleased with the boys, they worked really had to get this point.”



Hearts Of Oak will travel to Sogakope to face WAFA SC in Matchday six and will look to continue with their form.

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Hearts Of Oak coach Kim Grant revealed that he was delighted with his team’s victory against Ebusua Dwarfs on Sunday at the Accra Sports Stadium.

Hearts Of Oak lost their two previous games and needed to win against Ebusua Dwarfs to ignite their chances in the competition, Kim Grant was happy that his boys are back on a winning track.



“I should be happy because we are back on a winning track,” he said

“I think we should learn how to close the game well and keeping the ball better; possession-wise. But overall I’m pleased we are back on a winning track and hopefully, that will kickstart our season again”



Hearts Of Oak will travel to play Liberty Professionals in their next game.

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