Caf Confed. Cup: Asante Kotoko Defeated At Home By ES Setif

Algerian club ES Setif defeated Asante Kotoko at the Accra Sports Stadium in the first leg of the CAF Confederation Cup play-offs.

The Porcupine Warriors were broken down by Kendouci Mohammed’s 81st minute strike in the first leg fixture at the Accra Sports Stadium.

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Asante Kotoko fans, players and coaching staff were left in shock after Naby Keita missed a penalty – a chance to put the game at 2-2.

A nicely worked goal by the Asante Kotoko team saw Kwame Poku break the deadlock for the Porcupine Warriors in the 69^th minute of the second half.

Setif got the important goal in the 81^st minute from a counter-attack and Kendouci Mohammed made it 2-1 for the away side.

The Porcupine Warriors were awarded a penalty after the ball was adjudged to have hit the hand of a Setif player.

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Naby Keita’s spot-kick was saved by the Setif goalkeeper.

The Algerian side held onto the lead. Asante Kotoko will now travel to Algerian for the second game this week.

Source: Ghanaarticles.com