{"id":246570,"date":"2026-04-04T12:06:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T12:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsworldghana.com\/?p=246570"},"modified":"2026-04-04T12:06:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T12:06:11","slug":"its-a-worry-bashir-hayford-speaks-on-heart-of-lions-goal-drought-ahead-of-vision-fc-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/2026\/04\/04\/its-a-worry-bashir-hayford-speaks-on-heart-of-lions-goal-drought-ahead-of-vision-fc-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cIt\u2019s a worry\u201d \u2014 Bashir Hayford speaks on Heart of Lions\u2019 goal drought ahead of Vision FC clash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heart of Lions head coach <strong>Bashir Hayford<\/strong> has expressed deep concern over his side\u2019s recent dip in form, describing their <strong>three-game winless streak<\/strong> as a major worry ahead of their crucial Ghana Premier League clash against <strong>Vision FC<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Kpando-based side have endured a difficult spell, managing just <strong>one win in their last seven matches<\/strong>, a run that has seen them slip down the league table and come under increasing pressure as the season enters its final stretch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking ahead of their Matchday 28 fixture at the <strong>Kpando Stadium<\/strong>, Hayford pointed to his team\u2019s lack of efficiency in front of goal as the key factor behind their struggles, despite creating numerous scoring opportunities in recent games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s a worry. In the last three matches, we have created a lot of chances, and finishing has been a problem that we are deliberating on. So we are still working on it,\u201d Hayford said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heart of Lions currently sit <strong>13th on the table with 34 points<\/strong>, just a point behind their opponents Vision FC, making Sunday\u2019s encounter a crucial battle in the lower half of the standings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the relegation fight tightening, Hayford acknowledges that improving his side\u2019s finishing is now not just a tactical priority, but a necessity if they are to secure their top-flight status and climb back toward mid-table safety.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heart of Lions head coach Bashir Hayford has expressed deep concern over his side\u2019s recent dip in form, describing their&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":216900,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[79,14,23,80],"class_list":["post-246570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-stories","tag-bashir-hayford","tag-ghana-football","tag-ghana-premier-league","tag-heart-of-lions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246570","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=246570"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246570\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/216900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=246570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=246570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=246570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}