Egypt’s Al-Ahly Sporting Club have landed in Kumasi ahead of their CAF Champions League tie against Ghana’s Medeama Sporting Club.
The club landed at the Kumasi Airport and got welcomed by school children in the lead up to the Champions League Group D tie against the Tarkwa side at 16:00 GMT.
Ahly lead the group with six points from four games while Medeama rank bottom of the standings with four points after winning a game, drawing another and losing two games.
This comes on the back of the Champions League record winners officially stating the reason for making contacts with CAF over the possible postponement of its tie against Ghana side Medeama Sporting Club.
The statement released on the club’s official X (formerly Twitter) page communicates that the Egyptian side’s plane was involved in an accident that forced the Ahly contingent to stay in Accra overnight.
According to the statement, the club’s plane landed in Accra to refuel but collided with a service vehicle as it prepared for take off to Kumasi.
The situation forced Al-Ahly to request for the tie to be postponed due to the inconvenience encountered on their trip.
استقبال خاص للأبطال في كوماسي 😍🇬🇭🦅 pic.twitter.com/fCjsUccD4D
— النادي الأهلي (@AlAhly) February 22, 2024
