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Grant not bothered by Hearts penalty shootout exits in Ghana Special Competitions

Hearts of Oak head coach and director of football Kim Grant has hailed his team's performance despite their shootout loss to arch-rivals Asante Kotoko in the Ghana Special Competition semi-final on Sunday.

The Phobians' hopes of reaching the final, ended in disappointment as they fell 5-4 to the Porcupines at the Accra Sports Stadium. The match ended 1-1 after normal time.

“What I would like to say is that I am so proud of the boys because they kept on going and going," Grant said after the game.

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"In the second half, we controlled the game and I tried to make the changes to get the momentum going and keep Kotoko on the back foot.