Medeama President Hails Players Despite Mazembe Defeat

President of Medeama SC, Mr. Moses Armah has praised his players despite their 3-1 defeat to TP Mazembe in the CAF Confederation Cup clash on Sunday.

The Tarkwa based side made a bright start when Influential midfielder Akowuah shocked fans in Lubumbashi by putting Medeama ahead with a neat strike in the fourth minute.

But Rainford Kalaba restored parity in the 21st minute for Mazembe before Salif Coulibally headed home on the stroke of half time to put the home side into the lead.

Kalaba, again curled home his side’s third on the afternoon to leave the Ghanaians without a point in group A.

But despite the defeat, Medeama president Moses Armah is refusing to blame his players insisting they deserve commendation.

“I am not disappointed with the performance of the boys. We are a very young team and we can only learn from our mistakes,” he said.

“Even the Black Stars struggle against Rainford Kalaba at the international level, so we must go home and prepare for our next game.

“Sekondi is a no-go area for any of the visiting teams. We are going to win our matches and progress into the semi-finals.

“Ghanaians should not be disappointed. We played against an African set-up, who are more experienced.

“They [Ghanaians]  should continue to support us and not lose faith”,  Mr.  Armah added.

The Mauve and Yellows will host Algerian side MO Bejaia on Wednesday June 29 in their second group A game.

The North Africans are second in the group after beating Tanzanian champions Young Africans 1-0 on Sunday.

Medeama President Hails Players Despite Mazembe Defeat