Nations FC Tastes Defeat in CAF Confederation Cup Opener

Nations FC lost 1-0 to FC Diarra in their CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round first leg on Saturday at the Stade Mamadou Konaté [L43]. The match remained scoreless until the 55th minute, when the hosts broke the deadlock [L43].

Despite late efforts to find an equalizer, the Ghana FA Cup winners were unable to score [L43]. The return leg is scheduled for September 13 in Ghana, where the club will need to reverse the result to advance to the next round [L43]. The winner of the tie will progress to face either Niger’s AS Zam or Burkina Faso’s ASKO de Kara in the second preliminary round [L43].