{
  "id": 6255669,
  "title": "CAF CL prelims: Medeama can still overturn Mazembe defeat – Nana Oduro Sarfo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/caf-cl-prelims-medeama-can-still-overturn-mazembe-defeat-nana-oduro",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T08:11:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/caf-cl-prelims-medeama-can-still-overturn-mazembe-defeat-nana-oduro-sarfo/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ghana Football Association Executive Council member Nana Oduro Sarfo remains confident that Medeama SC can still advance to the next round of the CAF Champions League, despite their heavy 1-0 loss to TP Mazembe in the preliminary round first leg. The Ghana Premier League champions, who defeated the DR Congo giants at home, will now face a tough journey to Lubumbashi for the return leg. Oduro Sarfo stated that the tie remains finely balanced and believes Medeama can stage a comeback and produce a surprising result away from home. He praised the Tarkwa-based club's summer recruitment efforts, emphasizing that their strengthened squad is capable of staging an upset, just like what Mazembe achieved in the first leg.",
  "summary": "Ghana Football Association Executive Council member Nana Oduro Sarfo believes Medeama SC still have every chance of reaching the next round of the CAF Champions League despite their first-leg defeat to TP Mazembe. The Ghana Premier League champions suffered a 1-0 loss at home to the DR Congo giants in the preliminary round first leg […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "CAF CL: ‘We have to confirm qualification in Lubumbashi’ – TP Mazembe boss wary of Medeama threat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/caf-cl-we-have-to-confirm-qualification-in-lubumbashi-tp-mazembe-boss",
        "published": "2026-09-08T09:23:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}