CAF slaps Hearts of Oak with $5000 fine for poor pitch for CI Kamsar game

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The Confederation of African football has fined defending GPL champions Hearts of Oak an amount in the region of $5000 for the poor state of the Accra Sports Stadium.

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The Phobians hosted Guinean side CI Kamsar in a one-legged tie of the CAF Champions League qualifiers where the team clinched a 2-0 victory thanks to late strikes.

The Confederation has also reportedly told the club to get their pitch in shape for future CAF Champions League matches.

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Samuel Boadu's side will battle Wydad Casablanca in the final qualification round. They will hope to clinch valuable wins to make it to a competition that has eluded them for multiple years.