Ghana Premier League champions, Accra Hearts of Oak have been handed a major boost in the preliminary round of the CAF Champions League game with Guinean side Club Industriel de Kamsar.

According, to a press statement on the official website of the Ghana Football Association, The Phobians will play CL Kamsar of Guinea in a single match on September 19, 2021 at the Accra Sports Stadium with the winner of the tie set to advance to the next stage of the 2021/22 Total Energies CAF Champions League.

The change follows political instability in Guinea where Kamsar were due to host the first leg fixture on Sunday, a week before the return leg in Accra.

“Accra Hearts of Oak SC will play CL Kamsar of Guinea in a single match on September 19, 2021 at the Accra Sports Stadium with the winner of the tie set to advance to the next stage of the 2021-22 Total Energies CAF Champions League,” the GFA announced published on Wednesday.

“The Organizing Committee of the Competition has decided that the match which was scheduled to be played in Guinea this weekend will not take place in view of the political unrest in the country.

“The winner of this single match will qualify to the 2nd preliminary round of the competition. In case of a draw at the end of the regulatory time, the winner shall be determined by penalty kicks in accordance to the Laws of the Game,” the statement concluded.

The winners between Accra Hearts of Oak and Kamsar will face Moroccan side Wydad Casablanca in the next round of the competition.