PREVIEW: MEDEAMA SC VS MAMELODI SUNDOWNS @ THE ESSIPONG SPORTS STADIUM (2ND LEG)

* LET'S LOOK @ GHANAIAN CLUBS VS SOUTH AFRICAN CLUBS

* 2002 Cup Winners Cup (2nd round stage)
14th April, 2002 (1st leg)
Santos fc 3-3 Kotoko
Scorers for Santos: Jonathan Solomon 36', Vincent Sokhela & Jean-Marc Ithier 86'
Scorers for Kotoko: Nana Arhin-Duah 17', Michael Osei brace (57' & 88').
28th April, 2002 (2nd leg)
Kotoko 1-1 Santos fc
Otieno Musah scored first for Santos and Joe Louis equalized in the 81st minutes for Kotoko.

NB: Kotoko qualified through an away goal.

* 2004 CAF Confederation Cup Knockout stage
(Quarter final stage)
16th May 2004 (1st leg)
King Faisal 1-1 Santos fc
Scorers: Hamza Mohamed 58' for Faisal and Jean-Marc Ithier equalized it on 65'
30th May 2004 (2nd leg)
Santos fc 2-1 King Faisal
Musah Otienos scored first in the 5th minutes and Jean-Marc Ithier got the second goal for Santos while Eric Gawu pulled one back for king Faisal.

They eliminated King Faisal on 3-2 aggregate.

* 2004 CAF Confederation Cup Group stage (Group B)
17th August, 2004 (1st leg)
Hearts 1-0 Santos FC
Lawrence Adjah Tetteh 3'.
31st October, 2004 (2nd leg)
Santos fc 0-1 Hearts Bernard Don Bortey 35'.

* NB: Hearts topped the group and played Kotoko in the Final and won on penalties.

*2006 CAF Champions league Group stage (group B)
[1st game]
Santos 0-0 Hearts
Thanks to Hearts goalkeeper Saani Mohamed for his wonderful saves.
27th August, 2006 at Obuasi Len clay Stadium.
Hearts 0-1 Orlando Pirates

* 2016 CAF Confederation Cup
8th May, 2016
Mamelodi Sundowns 3-1 Medeama SC.
Eric Kwakwa scored first in the 1st minutes but Sundowns took 7 minutes to score three goals. Leonardo Castro 80' Khama Billiat 84' & Cuthbert Malajila 87'.

Hearts were last in the group. They couldn't score a goal nor winning just a game in the group.

* HEAD-TO-HEAD

Total games played -  9
Ghanaian clubs wins - 2
Goals scored              - 9
Loss                            - 3
Goals conceded         - 11
Drawn games             - 4

* Only Accra Hearts Of Oak have managed to beat a South African club in a regulation time.

* HEAD-TO-HEAD (Knockout stages)
Just two Occasions, Asante Kotoko eliminated Santos on goals aggregate in 2002 and Santos also eliminated King Faisal in 2004.

NB: This is the 3rd time in a knockout stage.

*Mamelodi Sundowns (Brazilians) to Ghana

* In 2013, Mamelodi Sundowns came to Ghana and played four (4) friendly games as a training tour matches.

* They have a good record in Ghana and even scored in each of their matches in the training tour.

* Liberty professional Academy 0-5 Mamelodi Sundowns

* Wednesday 17th July, 2013 @ the Accra Sports Stadium
Hearts 1-1 Mamelodi Sundowns.
Surprise Moriri scored for Sundowns.

* NB: Only Hearts of Oak is the only Club that drew one all with them.

* Sunday 21st July, 2013 @ the Kumasi Sports Stadium
Kotoko 0-2 Mamelodi Sundowns
Smallboy Korbah scored an own goal and Bongani Zungu got the second goal for Sundowns.

NB: Rashid Smaila played first half for Kotoko and played the second half for Sundowns and he wore jersey number 26 for the team.
NOTE: Assistant coach for Kotoko coached the team, coach Henry Wellington. Some of the Kotoko players were Smallboy korbah, Albert Bruce, Ransford Osei, Jafaru Ahmed, Alhasaan Bukari, Francis Adjei,Joseph Ochaya, Rashid Smaila, Michael Helegbe, Seidu Bancey Felix Annan, Isaac Amoako, Michael Akuffu and others. That was the time that Dr Kofi Koduah Desmond Sarpong the then Chief Executive Officer for Kotoko have departed way
with Kotoko.

* Wednesday 24th July, 2013 @ Cape Coast.
Dwarfs 0-2 Mamelodi Sundowns Anthony Laffor and Malajila scored for Sundowns.

Dwarfs paraded the likes of Goalkeeper - Patrick Antwi, Francis Atuquaye, Ato Aggrey, Mustapha Shaibu,Ernest Boateng, Stephen Aidoo, Abdul Razak, Francis Morten, Vincent Atingah, Christopher Bonney, Asiwome Fumodor, Faisal Gambo, Ricky Adjei Mensah.
Coach Professor Mintah.

Their squad for the 2013 tour in Ghana. Goalkeeper- Kennedy Mweene, Tebogo Langerman, Bryce Moon, Emmanuel Mathias, Ramahlwe Mphahlele, Anthony Laffor, Bongani Zungu, Thami Sangweni, Raymond Monama, Wome Dowe, Cuthbert Malajila, Elias Pelembe, Mabunda, Henyekane, surprise Moriri, Teko Modise,Alte Sehul, Denis Onyango and Rashid Smaila joined them after playing for Kotoko. Coach Pitso Mosimane.

* LET'S LOOK @ GHANAIAN CLUBS LOSING 3-1 AT AWAY IN THE FIRST LEG IN AN AFRICAN KNOCKOUT COMPETITION.

* 1993 CAF Champions league (Semi-finals)
Asec Abidjan 3-1 Kotoko
Kotoko 2-0 Asec (2nd leg)
NB: Asante Kotoko eliminated them and went to finals.

* 1995 Cup winners cup. (Quarter finals)
JS Kabylie 3-1 Hearts Of Oak
Hearts 2-1 JS Kabylie (2nd leg)
Fauze Masawoni denied Hearts to the Semi-finals when he beat goal-keeper Abubakar Kankani of Hearts and put the ball back of the Hearts net.

* In 1980 CAF Champions league, AS Bilima from Congo Brazzaville came to Ghana to beat Hearts Of Oak 3-1 in Ghana in the 1st leg and beat Hearts 1-0 in Congo.

* LET'S LOOK @ MEDEAMA SC CONFEDERATION CUP MATCHES SINCE 2014.

Number of games played : 13
Number of wins               : 7
Number of loss                 : 5
Drawn games                    : 1
Goals scored                     : 17
Goals conceded               : 10

* 9th February, 2014 (2014 Preliminary stage)
The Panthers from Equatorial Guinea 1-2 Medeama SC
Michael Helegbe scored in the 65th minutes and Samuel Nzemaba also scored in the 90th minutes.
16th February, 2014 (2nd leg)
Medeama 2-0 Panthers
Kwame Boahen 20' & Godbless Asamoah 87'.

* 28th February, 2014 (1st round stage)
Medeama 3-0 Magreb de fes from Morocco Scorers: Malik Akowuah 30', Kabiru Moro 46' & Kwame Boahen 74'.
8th March, 2014 (2nd leg)
Magreb de fes 2-1 Medeama

* 23rd March, 2014 (2nd round stage)
Medeama 2-0 Zesco United from Zambia. Scorers: Nathaniel Asamoah and Michael Helegbe
Zesco United 1-0 Medeama (2nd leg)

* 21st April, 2014 (3rd round stage)
Ac Leopard from Congo Brazaville 2-0 Medeama
Medeama 2-0 Ac Leopard (2nd leg)
Goalkeeper, Muntari Tagoe scored penalty on 80th minutes and Hans Kwoffie Double it on 85th minutes The game ended 2-2 on aggregate Ac Leopard won 5-4 on penalties Joseph Godwin and Henry Enchil missed their kicks during the shootouts.

* 2016 Edition
(Preliminary stage)
Medeama stand bye.

* 13th March, 2016 (1st round stage)
Al Ittihad from Libya 1-0 Medeama
20th March, 2016 (2nd leg)
Medeama 2-0 Al Ittihad Abass Mohamed got brace.

* 10th April, 2016 (2nd round stage)
Al Ahli Shendi 0-0 Medeama
* 20th April, 2016 (2nd leg)
Medeama 2-0 Al Ahli Shendi Kwame Boahen 27th and Abass Mohamed.

* 7th May, 2016 (3rd round stage)
Mamelodi Sundowns from South Africa 3-1 Medeama
Eric Kwakwa scored first in the first minutes and Leonardo Castro,Khame Billiat and Cuthbert Malajila got the three goals for Sundowns.

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