CAF CC: How can Hearts of Oak overturn their three-goal deficit against Bamako? Check match facts

Last Saturday, 8th October 2022, the Phobians failed to score a goal at the Stade du Bamako by conceding 3-0 after the 90minutes.

This weekend is make-or-break encounter for the Phobians as they need to qualify with 4-0. The Rainbows made a lot of mistakes which they need to rectify their errors before Sunday.

The Malian side are a game away from making the group stages of the competition after beating the Rainbows in the first leg at Stade du Bamako.

ASR Bamako has gone 3 games without a loss and this could prove a tall mountain for the Phobians, but the Ghana Premier League side believes that the record would not scare them to lose focus on Sunday.

Accra Hearts of Oak will have to avoid conceding a goal and fight for a 4-0 victory in order to qualify for the final qualification round of the competition which is also referred as the money zone.

Since the match will be played at the Accra Sports Stadium, Hearts of Oak could some how find it easy to manage it to stun the visitors with home support and henceforth replica of 2006 performance against St. Georges can secure Hearts qualification. 

Saint Goerges thumped Accra Hearts of Oak 4-0 in second-round, first-leg encounter in Addis Ababa. A hat trick from Dawit Mebratu ensured a runway triumph for the Ethiopian club in 2006 but Hearts overturned things in the second leg in Ghana to make it into the group stage of the CAF Champions League at that time.

The second leg match of the CAF Champions league between Accra Hearts of Oak and St George FC of Ethiopia at the Obuasi Len Clay Stadium came to an abrupt end inside the injury time of the first half when the visitors refused to continue play in protest against a penalty awarded to Hearts but the final decision from the referee gave the Ghanaian giants the opportunity to progress.

Can Hearts of Oak make it on Sunday against the Malian side?

Watch the highlights of the first leg below;