LIVE UPDATES: Hearts of Oak v Wydad AC – CAF Champions League

Good afternoon and welcome to the live text coverage of the big game between Hearts of Oak and Wydad AC in the CAF Champions League.

The team at footballghana.com is at the Accra Sports Stadium for the game and will provide minute-by-minute updates of the action to keep you updated on proceedings.

Build-up:

Hearts of Oak after eliminating CI Kamsar from Guinea in the preliminary stage of the competition are now set to face the side from Morocco in a doubleheader encounter.

With the first leg of the clash scheduled to be played today, the Phobians are aiming to pick the three crucial points.

Ahead of kick-off, the head coach for the team Samuel Boadu has named a strong starting lineup.

Highly-rated goalkeeper Richard Attah is starting in the post with captain Fatawu Mohammed named in the defense.

Emmanuel Nettey starts alongside Frederick Ansah Botchway in midfield while Daniel Afriyie Barnieh and Kofi Kordzi play in the attack.

Below is the Hearts of Oak starting eleven to face Wydad AC:

Richard Attah

Fatawu Mohammed

Raddy Ovouka

Robert Addo Sowah

Mohammed Alhassan

EMMANUEL Nettey

Fredrick Ansah Botwe

Salifu Ibrahim

Daniel Afriyie Barnie

Kofi Kordzi

Isaac Mensah

Today’s clash will be played at the Accra Sports Stadium with kick-off set at 15:00GMT.