Kumasi Asante Kotoko are through to the next stage of the CAF Champions League after their opponents, FC Nouadhibou, forfeited the second leg of their tie in the preliminary round of the competition.
The match had been moved to Sunday after positive COVID-19 tests were recorded by both sides on Saturday.
On December 5, 2020, the CAF game was postponed after two players from FC Nouadhibou tested positive for COVID-19 as well an official from hosts, Kumasi Asante Kotoko.
After a long delay, the game was finally rescheduled to Sunday, December 6, 2020, at the Accra Sports Stadium.
The new date produced more controversy, with the away club in the spotlight.
The new test results confirmed that the two players who had tested positive for coronavirus had indeed contracted the virus.
After a long delay, the match commissioners walked the players of Kumasi Asante Kotoko to the field and declared them as winners of the CAF Champions League preliminary tie.
Kumasi Asante Kotoko awaits the winners of the clash between Al-Hilal of Sudan and FC Vipers of Uganda.
