The Phobians returned to the pitch for the first time after Covid-19 prevented them from honouring their first game against Aduana Stars at the Nana Agyemang Badu Park in Dormaa.

Kojo Obeng Junior struck twice but AshGold’s Hans Kwoffie also scored a brace to deny Hearts of Oak victory in their first game of the 2020/2021 season on Tuesday night at the Accra Sports Stadium.

Coach Odoom believes a lack of concentration in the dying minutes of the game cost his side a vital win.

“I am very disappointed with the result,” coach Odoom said after the game.

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“We should not have drawn this game, we should have killed this game in the first half, even in the second half we created all the chances in the game.

“I think a lack of concentration affected us, so I am very disappointed,” he added.

Hearts of Oak will be hosted by Inter Allies in their second game of the season on Sunday.

The Phobians, a 19-time Ghana Premier League champions have failed to annex a trophy for the past decade.

The club came close to winning a trophy in 2017 but lost bitterly to their sworn rivals, Asante Kotoko in the MTN FA Cup finals.

With the 2020/21 Ghana Premier League scheduled to start on November 13, Nii Odoom has pledged to end the trophyless run of the club.

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“We are promising them that this year will be a very good year for Phobia fans,” Nii Odoom, who is the head coach of the club told the media at the training grounds.

“The boys are very determined and their attitude towards training has been perfect.

“Hearts of Oak will win the 2020/2021 Ghana Premier League and break the jinx that has eluded us for the past ten years,” he added.

Hearts of Oak have named their squad for the upcoming season after undergoing a mandatory Covid-19 test.