Ashantigold have arrived in Ghana after their 1-1 draw against Akonangui FC in Equatorial Guinea in the first leg of the CAF Confederation Cup preliminary stages.

The miners were held by Akonangui who equalized before the end of the game.

Ashantigold arrived in Ghana on Sunday evening; the club official Twitter account announced. They will resume training on Wednesday morning.

We've arrived safely in Obuasi.

Training resumes on Wednesday (8:00 am) at the Len Clay Stadium.#Miners

— Ashantigold SC (@AshantiGoldSC_) August 12, 2019

Kenya had taken their place after the Confederation of African Football accepted their protest over the eligibility of player Annette Jacky Messomo who featured against them during the qualifiers.

The Harambee Starlets, who had feverishly begun preparations for the Women’s Afcon since October 29 and even hosted Ghana in an international friendly on Wednesday afternoon, by the decision, are now deprived from taking part in the 11^th edition of the championship slated for November 17 to December 1, 2018.



Equatorial Guinea will slot into Group B which has Cup holders Nigeria, South Africa and Zambia. They will be based in Cape Coast.



Below is a Caf statement on the Appeal Board ruling:

On November 7, 2018, the Appeal Board of Confédération Africaine de Football held a meeting in order to decide on the appeal of the Federación Ecuatoguineana de Fútbol of the decision of the Disciplinary Council of September 8, 2018.

Regarding the eligibility protest against player Annette Jacky Messomo during the match no. 30 Equatorial Guinea vs Kenya played in the frame of the Total African Women’s Cup of Nations 2018, the Appeal Board decided as follows:

1. The appeal lodged by the Federación Ecuatoguineana de Fútbol is admissible;
2. The decision no 001-CAI-08.09.2018 is overruled;
3. The player Annette Jacky Messomo is eligible to play for the National Team of Equatorial Guinea;
4. The National Team of Equatorial Guinea is reintegrated in the Total African Women’s Cup of Nations 2018.

Culled from FootyGH