Hearts of Oak have left Accra to Libya for their double friendly against Al Ittihad.

A 28-member delegation led by coach Kenichi Yatsuhashi made the trip on Saturday morning.

The team is expected to arrive in Tripoli on Saturday evening to begin preparations for their friendlies against the Libyan club.

Hearts will play the first of their two friendly matches on Monday.

The second and final match against the same opposition will be played on Wednesday before Hearts’ return to Ghana.

The Phobians are using this friendly to prepare themselves for the start of the 2015/15 Ghana Premier League season while also taking advantage of the platform to showcase some of their players for transfer business.