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Ghanaians revived continental campaign with home win against Zambian counterparts in Kumasi
Asante Kotoko's hopes of qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Caf Confederation Cup were magnified Wednesday after a 2-1 home win over Zesco United of Zambia.
The goals of Kwame Bonsu and Emmanuel Gyamfi won all three points for the Porcupine Warriors on the second day of the group stage at Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi. Rahim Osumanu got the consolation of the visitors.
While Zambia's Nkana FC defeated Sudanese Al Hilal Omdurman 2-1 in the other Group C game, Kotoko – who lost to Hilal on Matchday 1 – advanced on equal points with all three sides. other teams.
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As Zesco coach George Lwandamina, who maintained the team that beat his national rivals Nkana 2-0 on the first day of the draw, Kotoko's coach, Charles CK & # 39; ; Akonnor, announced that his team had fallen 1-0 against Al Hilal.
Burkina Faso striker Songne Yacouba had another opportunity to start when he was not cleared before the match.
After Emmanuel Gyamfi and Abdul Fatawu rejected the first chances of breaking the stalemate, Yacouba announced his presence on the left flank before taking the advantage. Kwame Bonsu, whose shot was deflected into the net for the first game in the ninth minute.
Moments later, Yacouba had the chance to add his name to the scoresheet, but he was disappointed to score after 12 yards after Fatawu beat goalkeeper Jacob Banda and established what should have been a tap-in .
Zesco had a glorious opportunity to return to the match in the 20th minute, but goalkeeper Felix Annan saved goalkeeper Jackson Were's penalty after Agyemang Badu shot Lazarus Kambole in the box.
Soon, Zega Mambo should let slip his luck while Kotoko got a 2-0 record in the 25th minute.
Again, it is Yacouba who was the architect of the goal. Having received a pbad, the Burkinabés sliced a ball on the goal's face where Gyamfi was at hand to push in the net.
After the break, Zesco halved the deficit thanks to Ghanaian imports. Rahim Osumanu, after breaking the marker, lobbed the ball around Annan after 73 minutes.
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Zesco had almost restored parity six minutes from time, but Annan reacted quickly to push Simon Silwimba's head back.
Bonsu missed an opportunity to bring the score to 3-1 for Kotoko while he was moving away at close range after being connected to Stephen Nyarko 's aerial effort.
Kotoko will play against Nkana on the third day on February 24, and the same day will host Hilal from Zesco.
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