Kumasi Asante Kotoko have departed Ghana for Algeria, a little over 24 hours before their CAF Confederation Cup group stage play-offs return leg tie against ES Setif.
Kotoko left Accra at 02:00 GMT Saturday via a Ghana Airforce chartered flight with a 21-man squad.
The Ghanaian giants have been faced with some challenges in their travel arrangements – from finances to mode of flights which delayed the trip until early Saturday morning when they eventually left.
📋🛫Our travelling squad to Algeria 🇩🇿 to face ES Setif⚔💪#AKSC #SetifKotoko #CAFCC #AriseLetsBuild pic.twitter.com/5Kp9zCmhBS
— Asante Kotoko SC (@AsanteKotoko_SC) February 20, 2021
The Porcupines trail with a 2-1 deficit from a first-leg defeat at home against the Algerians last week.
The second leg is scheduled for Stade 8 Mai 1945 in Sétif at 17:00 GMT on Sunday, February 21.
Kumasi-based journalists, Richard Berko, posted an image of the Ghana Airforce plane the team left to Algeria with in wishing them safe travels.
Safe trip WARRIORS.#SetifKotoko pic.twitter.com/8DbKSTRs8b
— BERKO Richard (@BerkoRich) February 20, 2021
Per Caf arrangement, they are to undertake two COVID-19 tests before the match which will be played behind closed doors.
Kotoko’s technical team named all 21 available players from their registered squad for the trip namely;
Goalkeepers:
Razak Abalora, Felix Annan, Kwame Baah
Defenders:
Christopher Nettey, Imoro Ibrahim, Habib Mohammed, Ismail Abdul Ganiu, Mubarik Yussif, Samuel Frimpong, Wahab Adams, Andrews Appau
Midfielders:
Emmanuel Sarkodie, Latif Anabila, Emmanuel Gyamfi, Salifu Mudasiru, Kwame Adom, Frimpong, Godfred Asiamah, Fabio Gama, Augustine Okrah
Strikers:
Kwame Opoku, Naby Laye Keita