{"id":41961,"date":"2024-07-30T18:15:33","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T18:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=41961"},"modified":"2024-07-30T18:15:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T18:15:33","slug":"caf-cl-caf-approves-accra-sports-stadium-for-fc-samartex-home-matches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/caf-cl-caf-approves-accra-sports-stadium-for-fc-samartex-home-matches\/","title":{"rendered":"CAF CL: CAF approves Accra Sports Stadium for FC Samartex home matches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">FC Samartex have had the Accra Sports Stadium approved by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for their home games.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Samreboi-based side club won the 2023\/2024 Ghana Premier League against all odds in a league boasting Hearts of Oak, Kotoko, Medeama SC, Aduana Stars, and others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"Ghana Premier League 2024\/25 season fixtures released\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/ghana-premier-league-2024-25-season-fixtures-released\/\">Ghana Premier League 2024\/25 season fixtures released<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">They won seventeen games at the Nsenkyire Sports Arena by far the most points, 48.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Their triumph will see them represent Ghana in the CAF Champions League as they play Victoria United Football Club over two legs, 16 and 25 August <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">in<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Limb\u00e9 and Accra.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Official Announcement:<\/p>\n<p>The management of FC Samartex wishes to formally notify our cherished supporters and the wider sporting community that the Accra Sports Stadium has been approved by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) as the venue for the Champions League <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B4ns07n7Nj\">pic.twitter.com\/B4ns07n7Nj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FC Samartex 2023\/24 Ghana Premier League Champions (@FcSamartex1996) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FcSamartex1996\/status\/1818209648941416809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Accra Sports Stadium will play host to the second leg of the preliminary round of the CAF Champions League games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"Hearts of Oak\u2019s Glid Otanga leaves for Al Kharaitiyat SC,Qatar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/hearts-of-oaks-glid-otanga-leaves-for-al-kharaitiyat-scqatar\/\">Hearts of Oak\u2019s Glid Otanga leaves for Al Kharaitiyat SC,Qatar<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Timber Giants have reinforced their squad <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">with,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Baba Kushibo, Kofi Agbesima, Mohammed Alhassan Mankuyeli, Japheth Norvienyo, Isaac Baffoe, Akwasi Sarpong in the absence <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">of,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Dauda Yussif Seidu, Emmanuel Keyekeh who have left to seek greener pastures. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FC Samartex have had the Accra Sports Stadium approved by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for their home games. &nbsp; The Samreboi-based side club won the 2023\/2024 Ghana Premier League against all odds in a league boasting Hearts of Oak, Kotoko, Medeama SC, Aduana Stars, and others. 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