Kumasi Asante Kotoko have qualified to the group stages of the CAF Confederation Cup for the first time since 2008 after beating Coton Sports de Garoura 2:1 at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium today.
Goals from skipper Amos Frimpong and in-form Maxwell Baako were enough as the Porcupine Warriors run away 2:1 winners from the cagey encounter at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi.
Kotoko managed to beat Coton Sports 3:2 at Yaounde last weekend and sealed qualification today in Kumasi after nailing the defending champions of the Cameroon elite league 2:1.
The Kumasi based team after victory today qualify to the group stages 5:3 on aggregates.
The double victory also means the Porcupine Warriors, the only Ghanaian representative in the CAF inter-club competition qualify to the group stages of the Confederation Cup for the first time since 2008.
Coach C.K Akonnor and his charges expect to make Ghana proud in the CAF Confederation Cup after arch rivals Hearts of Oak snatched the trophy from their hands on penalty shootouts during the 2005 final at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi
