Caf CL: Kotoko – Kano Pillars; Time to crash down the Pillars as Kotoko clash with Kano Pillars in Kumasi
Ghana premier league top-flight side Kumasi Asante Kotoko will seek to redeem themselves after their 3-2 defeat come Sunday at the Baba Yara sports stadium when they play Kano Pillars in the second leg of the preliminary qualifying round of the Caf champions league
The Kumasi based club will hope to use their home advantage to cruise pass their Nigerian counterparts on Sunday at the Baba Yara sports stadium
Head coach Kjetil Zachariassen side showed massive glimpses of their quality in Nigeria in the first leg of the contest despite conceding twice late in the game to loss 3-2 at the Sani Abacha sports stadium
Kotoko last played in Caf champions league at home in 2015 against Algerian outfit MC Eulma. The Algerians silenced the crowd at the Baba Yara sports stadium beating Kotoko to qualify for the round of 16 of the competition
Asante Kotoko are five games unbeaten at home in Caf competitions but were held to a draw in their last home game against Sudanese top-flight club Al Hilal in last season’s Caf confederation cup
Nigerian champions, Kano Pillars are full of confidence ahead of the clash after winning the first encounter 3-2
Kano Pillars are unbeaten in their last five games ahead of the clash winning four and drawing one. Any form of draw at the Baba Yara sports stadium will earn them a place in the next stage of the competition on Sunday
The Porcupine warriors will be without winger Augustine Okrah and midfielder Jordan Opoku due to failure to register them in time for the clash as they missed the first leg weeks ago in Nigeria
Embattled forward Songne Yacouba will not be available for the game after returning to training this week with the team
Kano Pillars will also be without David Ebuka, Sunday Chinedu, Adamu Hassan and Ali Malam due to late registration as both missed the first leg as well in Nigeria
Kick off is at 15:00 GMT at the Kumasi Baba Yara sports stadium
By: Kanyiri Suburu Lucio/@SuburuAbdulai