Member of Parliament for Tarkwa Nsuaem Constituency, who doubles as a Board Member of Medeama Sporting Club, George Mireku Duker, has affirmed his belief in Medeama SC to clinch the CAF Champions League title for the very first time in the club’s history.
The Mauve and Yellow have been pitted against 11-time and reigning Champions Al-Ahly, Tanzanian Champions Young Africans & Algerian side CR Belouizdad in Group D of the CAF Champions League.
🏆@GhanaLeague Champions @MedeamaSC will compete in Group D of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League. Their group includes Al Ahly SC, CR Belouizdad, and Young Africans SC.
The group stage matches are scheduled to take place from November 25, 2023, to March 1, 2024.@CAFCLCC pic.twitter.com/HYYVPsEwGl
— Ghana Football Association (@ghanafaofficial) October 6, 2023
George Mireku Duker, who is also the Deputy Minister for Lands & Natural Resources conveyed this bold objective in an interview with Citi Sports.
He says the objective is to change the narrative of Ghanaian clubs poor run in recent times in CAF’s Inter-Club Competitions and also etch their name in the history books of Ghana Football.
We want to take the trophy, that’s our aim, we are not just going to participate.
That’s why i said, we are going to shock the world, we are the underdogs, obviously.
But watchout for Medeama, which ever team comes up, we are ready to face them.
The supporters back home are also ready for which ever team comes up to face at Tarkwa.
We want to go ahead perform and so we can gradually increase our slots in CAF’s competitions.
Medeama SC are the current champions of Ghana’s top flight, clinching the title for the very first time in 47 years under Head Coach Evans Augustine Adotey.
By virtue of its success in the domestic season and some impressive performances in the preliminary rounds, Medeama earned the right to represent Ghana in the group stages of the CAF Champions League, the first time a Ghanaian side has made it to that stage in 11 years.
Medeama SC will travel to Egypt first to face Al-Ahly on the 24-25 November, before welcoming CR Beliouzdad to Tarkwa on December 1-2, then Young Africans again at home on December 8-9, make an away trip to Dar es Salaam at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium.
On 23-24 February, they take on Al-Ahly here in Ghana, then a final trip to Algeria to face CR Belouizdad.
We face Al Ahly FC, CR Belouidad and Young Africans in the CAF Champions League Group stages🔥#Nevergiveup pic.twitter.com/MkwIxVD27S
— Medeama SC – 22/23 GPL Champions (@MedeamaSC) October 6, 2023