Samuel Boadu has called on Hearts of Oak fans urging them not to lose hope despite the club's slim win over WAC.
Hearts of Oak on Sunday beat WAC 1-0 in the first leg of the CAF Champions League at the Accra Stadium Stadium.
The Phobians gave a good account of themselves on the day, but the fans wanted more goals to make the return leg a mere formality.
They believed the team could have added a goal or two to Isaac Mensah's first-half strike.
However, Samuel Boadu has said despite his outfit beating WAC by a slim goal, they will still qualify.
Speaking after the game, the coach said his side have enough quality to make it to the next phase of the Champions League.
The coach in his post-match interview admitted they were wasteful in front of goal. He stressed that they have been working on it at training and it would pay off soon.
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Isaac Mensah's first-half strike on Sunday ensured Hearts of Oak have a leg in the 'Group Stages' of the CAF Champions League after overcoming Wydad Athletic Club, WAC at the Accra Sports Stadium.
The Phobians beat WAC 1-0 to hold an advantage going in the second leg in Morocco on October 24.
The Moroccans who started brightly asking all the questions in the opening minutes with Samuel Boadu's charges struggling to settle into the game.
WAC called goalkeeper Richard Attack in the early minutes and he responded to the challenge.
Hearts of Oak were forced to make an early substitution due to the injury of Raddy Ovuoka who was replaced by William Dankyi.
The Phobians came close to breaking the deadlock in the 35th minute when Kofi Kordzi released Daniel Afriyie through on goal with the latter being obstructed the goalkeeper Ahmed Tagnaouti and Salifu Ibrahim followed with a rebound which was parried by the keeper.
However, it did not take long as the home side finally found the breakthrough.
A sweet cross from Salifu Ibrahim on the stroke of halftime was connected home by Isaac Mensah.
GET IN THERE ISAAC MENSAH 👊🏿 pic.twitter.com/P7CJoPdB2U
— Felix Romark (@FelixRomark) October 17, 2021
Back from the recess, the Phobians piled pressure on the visitors in need of the second goal but they were wasteful in front of goal.
Salifu Ibrahim missed a glorious opportunity to add to his side's tally when being fed by Kofi Kordzi inside the box but he blasted his shot wide and high.
Samuel Boadu threw in more men, bringing on Salim Adams, Enock Esubonteng and Victor Aidoo to aid his outfit find the all-important second goal.
Despite them playing their part, the Phobians couldn't double their lead.
Hearts of Oak were provided with a scary moment in the dying embers of the game after the visitors found the equaliser only for the referee to ruled it out as offside.