{"id":114734,"date":"2023-10-30T11:53:44","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T11:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/30\/medeama-sc-to-play-caf-champions-league-home-games-at-baba-yara-stadium\/"},"modified":"2023-10-30T11:53:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T11:53:44","slug":"medeama-sc-to-play-caf-champions-league-home-games-at-baba-yara-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/30\/medeama-sc-to-play-caf-champions-league-home-games-at-baba-yara-stadium\/","title":{"rendered":"Medeama SC to play CAF Champions League home games at Baba Yara Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"423\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1696031045_715_Screenshot-2023-09-17-204140-696x423.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Screenshot 2023-09-17 204140\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Medeama SC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Medeama Sporting Club will now play their CAF Champions League group stage home games\u00a0at the Baba Yara Stadium in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghana Premier League champions played their preliminary games at the Cape Coast Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>However, after recent inspection by CAF\u2019s team, the Cape Coast Stadium has been described unfit to host senior international matches.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Consequently, the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi is now the only approved venue in Ghana for hosting such games, including CAF inter-club group stage matches.<\/p>\n<p>Having been housed in Group D of the competition, Medeama will compete against defending champions Al Ahly SC, Algerian champions CR Belouizdad, and Tanzanian giants Young Africans.<\/p>\n<p>Their initial group match will be played in Cairo against Al Ahly, and host Belouizdad at the Baba Yara Stadium in the second round.<\/p>\n<p>Subsequent home games will see them face Young Africans and Al Ahly in that order.<\/p>\n<p>The CAF Champions League group stage matches are scheduled to commence on November 25 and 26, 2023, and conclude on March 1 and 2, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Medeama is hopeful that the support of Kumasi-based fans will have a significant impact on their inaugural campaign in Africa\u2019s premier club competition.<\/p>\n<p>It is the first time the Yellow and Mavue will be playing in the CAF Champions League group phase.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"XD5yPtuO_jM\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Your Work is Hazardous, Scrapped Dealers Told - Adom TV News (28-10-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XD5yPtuO_jM?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medeama SC Medeama Sporting Club will now play their CAF Champions League group stage home games\u00a0at the Baba Yara Stadium in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi. 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