Aduana Stars management member Isaac Koomson is upbeat about his side’s chances of making it into the group stage after being drawn against Fosa Juniors from Madagascar in the 2018 CAF confederation Cup playoffs round on Wednesday.

Fosa Juniors eliminated AFC Leopards and Mauritian side AS Port-Louis 2000 in the previous qualifying rounds.

While the Ghana Premier League Champions dropped from the CAF Champions League where they suffered elimination at the hands of Algerian side ES Setif.

"The pairing is a bit scary and can be termed as Ahmad Ahmad vs Kwesi Nyantakyi since the Caf president is from Madagascar and the vice is from Ghana," Koomson told Goal.

"However, I'm quite sure that we will be competitive and make the group stage, unlike the period we were playing in the Champions League since the Ghana Premier League has finally kicked off.

"We've garnered enough experience from the Champions League so we will not disappoint our fans again. The team will arrive from Algeria on Friday and play our first league game against Elmina Sharks on Sunday at Cape Coast Sports Stadium," he added.

Aduana will host the first leg on April 8 at the Nana Agyeman Badu Park, before they travel to Stade Alexandre Rabemananjara in the city of Mahajanga for the return fixture ten days later.

By Daraja Mutari/Ghanaguardian.com