CAF Cup: Dreams FC Players Celebrate Quarter Final First-Leg Win With King Paluta's Music

CAF Cup: Dreams FC Players Celebrate Quarter Final First-Leg Win With King Paluta's Music

  • Dreams FC faced Stade Malien in the first leg of the CAF Confederation Cup quarter-finals in Mali
  • With a 2-1 scoreline in favour of the Ghanaians, Dreams FC became the first Ghana Premier League side to win a knockout tie in the CAF Confederation Cup
  • A video of the players celebrating their historic win in the dressing room with King Paluta's music has left many fans in awe
  • YEN.com.gh spoke to sports analyst Lawrence Baidoo Dreams FC's chances of advancing to the semi-finals

Ghana's top-flight Dreams FC took the first-leg advantage, securing an impressive away win against Stade Malien in Bamako, Mali.

Coach Karim Zito's side levelled the game in the 67th minute after Mali's Yoro Diaby gained the lead for the Bamako boys in the 53rd.

John Antwi, who scored the leveller, kicked in the winner from the penalty spot about six minutes after the first goal, sealing the first-leg victory for the Ghanaian side.

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Dreams FC players celebrate quarter final first-leg win with King Paluta's music
Dreams FC players in high spirits. Photo source: X/DreamsFC
Source: Twitter

Celebrations begin ahead of the return fixture

In a video sighted by YEN.com.gh, the Dreams FC players were spotted in the dressing room jamming to King Paluta's trending new music, Aseda, singing the lyrics heartily as they credit their win to God.

According to sports journalist Owuraku Ampofo, Dreams FC's first-leg win makes them the first Ghana Premier League side to win a knockout tie in the CAF Confederation Cup since Goldfields (now AshGold) in 2001.

The team has already arrived in Ghana to prepare for the return fixture on April 7 at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi.

Sports analyst Lawrence Baidoo exclusively told YEN.com.gh that "The game in Mali gave Dreams FC a fair idea of the importance of getting an away win in a knockout game, and they will be looking to build on that performance in the return leg."

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"If they can get the fans behind them on Sunday, they most likely get a better result and advance to the semis", he added.

Fans share in Dreams FC's joy

YEN.com.gh gathered a few comments from fans as they celebrated Dreams FC's first-leg win and shared their anticipation for the return leg.

Bismark Ackom Papason commented:

Congratulations guys.. we r proud of u.. mind you guys is not over yet come back home a prepare for the return league that's the most important thing now .. God be with u guys .

Ebenezer Adjei said:

King Paluta to the world "Aseda"

Bainfor Rent wrote:

You guys are making us proud. Keep going

Ghana's Satellites win gold at the 13th African Games

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Ghana's Black Satellites, led by head coach Desmond Offei, had beaten Uganda to win the ultimate prize at the recently held African Games in Ghana.

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A powerful strike from Jerry Afriyie during the final game's dying minutes secured the gold for the Satellites.

Source: YEN.com.gh

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Peter Ansah (Entertainment Editor) Ansah Peter is an entertainment editor at YEN.com.gh. He studied Development Planning at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, graduating in 2018. His professional career in entertainment journalism dates eight years back as a showbiz and arts blogger for the now-defunct motionhypegh.net, continuing to Muse Media Networks, acting as the editorial manager for the network's flagship multimedia platforms. He has also managed several PR roles with top clients, including Afro Nation Ghana and Morgan Heritage. You can reach him at peter.ansah@yen.com.gh