Heartland FC Commence Pre-season Activities

Nigerian Premier League club, Heartland FC of Owerri said their off season will begin pre- 2013/2014 season activities Wednesday 13 November with screening of new and potential players which will run into the weekend. That means that new club recruits are to join camp immediately g as old players of the team have been told to resume by Monday,18 November and would be termed to have gone AWOL should they fail to respect this time-line.

A club statement said management had held a meeting over the weekend during which time it approved a programme submitted by the technical crew led by coach Ramson Madu.

Meanwhile, the club statement denied reports it was in the process of engaging any new technical adviser whether local or foreign, saying that such speculation was mere rumor. Heartland has in the out-gone season, had running battles with it's players following over unpaid remunerations, spanning sign on fees, salaries and match bonuses. Accusing fingers are on the owner Imo State Government for the clubs' lingering woes

I will be recalled that Heartland were the Nigerian League runner-up in 2008 and reached the CAF Champions League finals in 2009. The cup was won by CongoDRC side, P.T. Mazembe.