Hearts Board release ?7b to players

Champion Club of Ghana, Accra Hearts of Oak's playing body and technical bench may have missed playing among the elite of World Club soccer but have been compensated for their disappointment.

The Board of Directors of the Club has released an amount of $100,000 from a total of $750,000 paid to the Phobians by FIFA.

This is in partial fulfillment of the Board's pledge to pay the players and technical bench, on pro-rata basis, any amount received from FIFA as compensation for the postponement of the World Clubs Championship.

The actual amount due the playing body is $166,667 and they will thus receive the remaining $66,667 within six weeks.

In a statement signed by Ashford Tetteh Oku, the Board expressed the hope that the team will be motivated for the 2001 Star Premier League and other future assignments.

Accra Hearts of Oak and Egyptian Club side Zamalek FC would have been Africa's representatives at the second edition of he World Clubs Championship in Spain, which was however called off by FIFA for financial reasons