Stade de Malien to arrive on Thursday

Accra, March 15, GNA - A contingent of players and officials of Stade de Malien are scheduled to arrive in the country on Thursday March 18, ahead of their continental tie against Accra Hearts of Oak at the weekend.

The Malians who will play as guest of the Phobians at the Accra Sports Stadium in the second leg of this year's Confederation of African Football (CAF) club championship are expected to lodge at the Nungua based -Ravico Hotel.

Though it is still unknown where the visitors will have their training sessions on Thursday and Friday, they are expected to hold their last exercise at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday as stipulated by the rules and regulations governing the game. The two teams will lock horns in a make or break encounter whose result will ensure the qualification of one them to the next stage of the competition.

When they both squared off in Bamako last week, Hearts registered a crucial result of a goalless drawn game to give them the edge over the visitors.