Audio By Carbonatix
Naby Keita’s injury-time penalty earned Asante Kotoko a 1-0 win against FC San Pedro in the first leg of the CAF Confederation Cup playoff in Kumasi.
The match originally took place on Sunday but was suspended after a goalless first half due to heavy rain.
The game at the Baba Yara Stadium was finally finished on Monday, with just the remaining 45 minutes being played, and Keita scored the winner for Kotoko in the 95th minute.
The Ivorian side looked to be on course for a hard-earned draw, but with the clock ticking into stoppage time, Kotoko earned a penalty after Burkina Faso attacker Songne Yacouba was brought down inside the box.
Guinean striker Keita stepped up to score calmly as Kotoko secured victory ahead of the return leg in Abidjan on Sunday, November 3.
Kotoko are playing in the Confederation Cup following a demotion from the Caf Champions League after a first-round loss to Etoile Sahel of Tunisia last month.
--
Latest Stories
-
Inter beat Parma to clinch Serie A title
1 hour -
Kumasi Ridge faces temporary outages as ECG begins transformer upgrade from May 6th to 9th
1 hour -
Concern for jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi as brother fears she is dying
1 hour -
Kenya battles to stop the ‘goons and guns’ as fears of political violence grow
1 hour -
Two US service members reported missing in Morocco, officials say
1 hour -
Shakira thrills a crowd of 2 million with free concert on Brazil’s Copacabana beach
2 hours -
Police officer lowered into crocodile-infested river to recover human remains
2 hours -
Musk’s AI told me people were coming to kill me. I grabbed a hammer and prepared for war
2 hours -
Barca eye historic El Clásico truimph after Real Madrid win
2 hours -
Slot’s VAR fury but loss highlights Liverpool issues
2 hours -
Eddie Howe set to stay in charge of Newcastle after summit
2 hours -
Beijing 2027: Ghana Athletics vows to solve concerns raised by 4x100m relay team after qualification
2 hours -
Barcelona beat Bayern to reach Women’s Champions League final
2 hours -
Blue Skies urges media to highlight responsible businesses on World Press Freedom Day
2 hours -
Sinner wins in Madrid to set Masters title record
3 hours