Sports News of Thursday, 3 August 2017

Source: ghanasoccernet.com

UCL: Joseph Attamah plays full throttle as Istanbul Basaksehir progresses

Joseph Attamah with his team mates Joseph Attamah with his team mates

Ghana defender Joseph Attamah played the entire duration for Istanbul Basaksehir who beat Club Brugge 2-0 at home to reach the playoff stage of the UEFA Champions League.

Attamah was named as a centre back as the Turkish side kept a clean sheet to seal a 5-3 aggregate win.

Togo star Emmanuel Adebayor opened the scoring in the 7th minute and he provided the assist for Edin Visca for the second in the 34th minute.

Attamah has now featured in both ties as Basaksehir seek to reach the Group stage.