Coach David Duncan will travel with Asante Kotoko to Algeria on Tuesday night to face MC El Eulma in the CAF Champions League first round first leg tie.

The out-of-contract trainer will play a special role and expected to assist the Kotoko bench, now headed by assistant coach Michael Osei, in north African country on Saturday.

Duncan has been linked the Kotoko job since the club asked former head coach Mas-Ud Dramani to proceed on leave four weeks ago.

But Kotoko’s inability to reach an agreement with Dramani over his severance package is said to be the stumbling block in contracting the former Hearts of Oak coach.

Reports are that Duncan’s decision to travel with the team will pave way for his move to sign for the struggling Ghanaian champions who are without a win in six league matches.

Kotoko will play at the Stade Messaoud Zougar in Eulma on Saturday, 14 March at 17:00 GMT.