Asante Kotoko hold FC Nouadhibou in preliminary round first leg
Ghanaian giants Asante Kotoko secured an important away result against Mauritanian side FC Nouadhibou in the first leg of the CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round on Sunday. The game ended 1-1.
Osman Ibrahim scored in the opening minutes of the game for Asante Kotoko as he latched onto a pass from Emmanuel Gyamfi on the edge of the penalty box and hit the ball into the right bottom corner.
FC Nouadhibou came up with the equalizer after the referee had awarded a penalty to the home side in the 21st minute.
The Porcupine Warriors will host the Mauritania champions in the reverse fixture in a week’s time at the Accra Sports Stadium.
Story: Samuel Enyan