Isaac Mensah scored the only goal of the game to hand Hearts of Oak 1-0 win over Wydad Athletic Club (WAC) of Morocco in the first leg of the second round of the preliminary stage of the CAF Champions League.
The win for Hearts of Oak also meant Wydad are still yet to beat any Ghanaian club in their last five visits to the West African country.
The Moroccans went into the camp without head coach Walid Regragui and some key players after testing positive for COVID-19.
Wydad started with early pressure and nearly registered the opening goal but a connection from inside the area deflected off the near post.
The Phobians who later took over the game endured a difficult afternoon against WAC due to poor officiating from the officiating officials.
Hearts of Oak were denied a clear penalty in the first half following a foul on Daniel Afriyie Barnie by the WAC goalkeeper.
Hearts of Oak travel to Morocco for the second leg on October 24, 2021 with this slim advantage and must draw or secure a win to progress to the next stage.
A win will see the Ghanaian champions in the group stage of the CAF Champions League for the first time in a decade.
