Medeama has achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first Ghanaian team to reach the group stage of the CAF Champions League in 11 years.
They secured their spot in the group stage for the 2023/24 edition after defeating Horoya with a 4-3 aggregate score over the two legs in the second round of the preliminary qualifiers.
The last Ghanaian club to reach the group phase of this premier African club football competition was Berekum Chelsea, accomplishing the feat in 2012.
Despite a 2-1 loss to the Guinean team in the reverse fixture in Conakry, Medeama advanced thanks to their convincing 3-1 victory in the first leg at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium two weeks earlier.
Medeama took the lead 24 minutes into the game with a Jonathan Sowah penalty, but Horoya quickly equalized two minutes later through Ocansey Mandela.
Horoya scored again in the 70th minute, courtesy of Mohammed Keita, winning the game 2-1. However, their efforts were insufficient to overturn the 3-1 deficit from the first leg.