Ghanaian duo Sumaila, Tanko reach UEFA Champions League group stage with Red Star Belgrade

Published on: 30 August 2018

Ghanaian duo of Rashid Sumaila and Ibrahim Tanko will play in the next stage of the UEFA Champions League with their club side Red Star Belgrade.

A thrilling draw away to Salzburg enabled the Serbian champions to reach the Champions League group stage for the first time where they will be joined by Portugal's Benfica and Dutch side PSV Eindhoven.

Jubilant Red Star fans invaded the pitch after the final whistle and mobbed the Serbian team's players, who held firm in the closing stages as Salzburg pressed desperately forward in search of a winner.

Both Rashid Sumaila and Tanko were not involved in the game.

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