{"id":466198,"date":"2018-02-21T09:00:28","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T09:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/21\/confederation-cup-preview-cara-vs-asante-kotoko\/"},"modified":"2018-02-21T09:00:28","modified_gmt":"2018-02-21T09:00:28","slug":"confederation-cup-preview-cara-vs-asante-kotoko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/21\/confederation-cup-preview-cara-vs-asante-kotoko\/","title":{"rendered":"Confederation Cup Preview: CARA vs Asante Kotoko"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Wednesday, 21 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>GHANAsoccernet.com <\/p>\n<p>2018-02-21<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/78400055.295.jpg\" alt=\"Asante Kotoko Away\" title=\"Asante Kotoko Away\" width=\"295\" height=\"197\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Kumasi Asante Kotoko<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817976607\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817976607\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1519203628_874_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">After a dramatic and historic first leg encounter at the Babayara stadium, Kumasi about a fortnight ago, Asante Kotoko SC travel to face CARA Brazaville in the second leg of the preliminary round of the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup in Congo this Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The first leg saw five penalties in the game with four going the way of the Porcupine Warriors and the other one to the Congolese side.<\/p>\n<p>Asante Kotoko SC managed a 1-0 victory after missing three of the four penalties awarded them.<\/p>\n<p>With this advantage, the two time African champions need at least a draw to advance to the next round.<\/p>\n<p>Aside a 1-0 defeat, any other defeats with only a goal margin could still see the Red Family progress.<\/p>\n<p>They make the trip to Congo with a full strength squad. Seth Opare and Douglas Owusu Ansah are the only players who didn&#8217;t travel with injuries.<\/p>\n<p>CARA Brazaville hope to continue their blistering form in the current campaign to eliminate Asante Kotoko SC.<\/p>\n<p>They have won all three games played in the Congolese Ligue 1 with a clean sheet in all.<\/p>\n<p>Any victory of a two goals difference will see the Eagles qualify to the first round of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>A lot will depend on goalkeeper and captain Chancel Massa who saved two penalties to deny Asante Kotoko SC getting more goals in the reverse fixture.<\/p>\n<p><b>MATCH FACTS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>~ CARA Brazaville have lost just two of their last fourteen matches in all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>(W9 D3 L2)<\/p>\n<p>~ CARA Brazaville have been defeated only once in their last twelve home fixtures in all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>(W10 D1 L1)<\/p>\n<p>~ CARA Brazaville are unbeaten in their four home matches they have played in the CAF Confederation Cup.<\/p>\n<p>(W3 D1 L0)<\/p>\n<p>~ They have won all two games they hosted Asante Kotoko SC in African club competition.<\/p>\n<p>1976 &#8211; CARA Brazaville 2-1 Asante Kotoko SC<\/p>\n<p>1983 &#8211; CARA Brazaville 3-2 Asante Kotoko SC<\/p>\n<p>~ Asante Kotoko SC have recorded only two victories in their last eight fixtures in all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>(W2 D2 L4)<\/p>\n<p>~ Asante Kotoko SC have lost all of their last five away games in all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>(W0 D0 L5)<\/p>\n<p>~ The Porcupine Warriors are winless in their eleven away matches in the history of the CAF Confederation Cup.<\/p>\n<p>(W0 D4 L7)<\/p>\n<p><b>~ Asante Kotoko SC have never been eliminated in an African club competition by a Congolese side.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1969 &#8211; vs. Patronage Saint Anne<\/p>\n<p>1976 &#8211; vs. CARA Brazaville<\/p>\n<p>1983 &#8211; vs. CARA Brazaville<\/p>\n<p>2002 &#8211; vs. AS Police<\/p>\n<div class=\"related_articles\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; font-size: 90%; background-color: #eeeaea; padding: 5px; width: 60%; margin-top: 10px;\">\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/96124592.jpg\" style=\"padding-right:2px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0;width:100%; vertical-align:middle; font-size:11px;\">Courtesy of <b>GHANAsoccernet.com<\/b> &#8211; Ghana&#8217;s leading football news website. 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