Asante Kotoko beat Kwara United by 4-3 in the first leg of their CAF Confederation Cup preliminary tie in Accra.
Emmanuel Antwi opened the scoring in the eighteenth minute, not long after twenty-seven minutes the Nigerian side restored parity through Johnmark Atule.
Albert Amoah scored a thunderous goal on the stroke of halftime, but Johnmark Atule responded in equal fashion to tie the game at 2-2 at halftime.
Two minutes after the game resumed in the second half, Joseph Alblorh nodded home for his side’s third goal of the game to set the game at 3-2.
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The talented Herbert Gyau was fouled in the penalty box, prompting the referee to whistle for a penalty. Albert Amoah stepped up to make it 4-2.
With five minutes to end proceedings, Abdulraheem Shola scored his side’s third goal to finish the game at 4-3.
