Kasim Adams scores winner to send FC Basel to UEFA Europa Conference League semis
21st April 2023
Ghana and FC Basel defender Kasim Nuhu Adams grabbed the winning goal for his side in extra-time against French side OGC Nice in the UEFA Europa Conference League on Thursday evening.
FC Basel won the match at the Allianz Riviera stadium 2-1 on Thursday evening after the first leg clash ended 2-2 in Switzerland.
The Swiss side have now booked their place in the last four on a 4-3 aggregate after the two-legged fixture.
Nice took the lead after a dominant start in the 9th minute of the game through striker Gaetan Laborde.
Things quickly unraveled as with barely some four minutes to end the game, former PSG striker Jean-Kevin Augustin to level the score and send the game into extra-time.
The game went into extra-time before the towering Ghanaian defender scored in the 98th minute to hand his side the win and a place in the last four of the 2022/23 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Kasim Adams has scored two goals and provided an assist in 40 matches for FC Basel since joining them on a season-long loan deal from German Bundesliga side TSG Hoffenheim.