Algerian clubs have knocked out Ghanaian clubs 14 times in their previous 15 knockout ties.
The only time a Ghanaian club managed to knockout an Algerian side in a knockout tie was 39 years ago when Hearts of Oak knocked out USK Algiers from the defunct Cup Winners Cup and to date it still remains the only occasion a Ghanaian side has managed to knockout any Algerian club after two legs.
After losing 2-1 against USK Algiers in their 1982 Cup Winners Cup quarterfinal first leg in Algiers, Hearts won the second leg 2 – 0 to win the tie 3 – 2 on aggregate.
Midfielder Clement Adu gave Hearts the lead in the 6th minute. He beat an offside trap to score amid defeaning cheers.
Nine minutes into the second half, Joe Amoateng trapped a ball from midfield and looked for good-old Robert Hammond. The former Ghanaian international sent a perfect pass to left winger Kwadade and there was nothing advancing USK Algiers goalkeeper Kesraomi Mohamed could do about the splendid low grounder which followed.
The first and and the only line – up to knockout an Algerian club from CAF Inter Club competition by a Ghanaian club.
Tettevi (GK), Ofei, Hesse, S. Lamptey, Sulley, Adu, Ayipe/Sowah, Commey, Hammond, Amoateng and Kwadade
Since that victory the Algerian clubs have won 13 consecutive knockout ties against Ghanaian clubs. Hearts of Oak themselves have since lost two knockout ties against Algerian sides.
The Algerians also lead the Ghanaian clubs 18-10 in all their 36 competitive Head-to Head meetings with 8 draws.
Below is all knockout matches between Ghanaian and Algerian clubs.
1980 :Wise 1–1 MA Hussein Dey – CWC
MA Hussein Dey 4-1 Eleven Wise
(Hussein Dey won 5 - 2 on aggregate)1982: USK Algiers 2-1 Hearts of Oak – CWC
Hearts 2-0 USK Algiers
(Hearts won 3-2 on aggregate)1990 : Kotoko 1-0 JS Kabylie – CC
JS Kabylie 2-0 Asante Kotoko
(JS Kabylie won 2 - 1 on aggregate)1993 Hearts 3-2 USM El Harrach – CAF Cup
USM El Harrach 3-2 Hearts of Oak
(El Harrach won 6 - 5 on penalties)1995 JS Kabylie 3-1 Hearts of Oak – CWC
Hearts of Oak 2-1 JS Kabylie
(JS Kabylie won 4 - 3 on aggregate)1997: Kotoko 1-1 USM Aïn Beida – CAF Cup
USM Aïn Beida 3-1 Asante Kotoko
(USM won 4 - 2 on aggregate)1998: Ghapoha 0-1 USM Alger – CWC
USM Alger 1-0 Ghapoha
(USM Alger won 2 - 0 on aggregate)2004 : USM Alger 2-0 Asante Kotoko – CL
Kotoko 2-0 USM Alger
(USM Alger won 3-1 on penalties)2008 :JS Kabylie 3-0 AshantiGold – CL
AshantiGold 0-0 JS Kabylie
(JS Kabylie won 3-0 on aggregate)2013: JSM Béjaïa 0-0 Kotoko – CL
Kotoko Gha 1-1 JSM Béjaïa
(JSM Bejaia won on the away goals rule)2015: MC El Eulma 0-0 Kotoko – CL
Kotoko 1- 2 MC El Eulma
(El Eulma won 2 – 1 on aggregate)
2016 AshantiGold SC 1-0 MO Béjaïa – CL
MO Béjaïa 3-1 AshantiGold
(Bejaia won 3 - 2 on aggregate)2017: Bechem United 2-1 MC Alger – Conf Cup
MC Alger 4-1 Bechem United (MC Alger won 5 – 3 on aggregate)
2018 :Aduana Stars 1-0 ES Sétif – CL
ES Sétif 4-0 Aduana Stars
(ES Setif won 4 - 1 on aggregate)2021: Kotoko 1-2 ES Setif Conf. Cup – CL
ES Setif 0-0 Asante Kotoko
(ES Setif won 2 – 1 on aggregate)
Note;
CC: Champions’ Cup
CL: Champions League
CWC: Cup Winners Cup
Conf.Cup: Confederations Cup
By: George ‘Alan Green’ Mahamah
