Remo Stars fell to a 1-0 defeat against Ghanaian champions Medeama SC in their CAF Champions League preliminary round first-leg tie at the Cape Coast Stadium on Sunday.
Jonathan Sowah scored the decisive goal from outside the box in the 21st minute.
The hosts piled more pressure on the Remo Stars’ defence but were unable to double their goal tally.
Remo Stars struggled to create scoring chances in the game.
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Daniel Ogunmodede’s side will need to score two goals without conceding in the reverse fixture to scale through to the next round.
The second leg will be held at the Remo Stars next Sunday.
Meanwhile, After showing some incursions in the early stages of the second half by the home side, the Nigerians lifted up their performance and started to ask questions.
Remo took over the last ten to fifteen minutes and was dominating the game, but Medeama’s defence were able to deal with the threats that came along.
The second leg of the tie will take place next week in Nigeria at the Remo Stars stadium in the Ogun State, where Medeama will try to book qualification to the next round of the Champions League.
The winner of the tie will come up against Guinean giants Horoya AC in the second preliminary round.
