 On 10 August 2006, Ajax defender Boakye was loaned out to Eredivisie side Heracles Almelo for the remainder of the 2006–2007 season, officially until 30 June 2007.Ajax and Heracles agreed a one-year loan deal, effective immediately.The Ghanaian defender extended his Ajax contract until 2008 in April 2006, but would not have seen much action in Amsterdam this season, with defenders such as Jaap Stam, Thomas Vermaelen, Johnny Heitinga and George Ogăraru above him in Henk ten Cate's pecking order.