State Broadcaster GTV Sports+, has secured Television rights to telecast live the Caf Champions League first-leg clash between Ghana’s Asante Kotoko and Sudanese giants Al-Hilal Omdurman on Wednesday 23rd December, at the Accra Sports Stadium.
The Ghanaian side will welcome Al-Hilal to the Accra Sports Stadium as they seek a CAF Champions League group stage place.
A 1-1 draw and an awarded 2-0 victory over Mauritanian league winners FC Nouadhibou saw the Porcupine Warriors advance to their current stage.
Al-Hilal EC battled Ugandan side Vipers in the Preliminary round and came away with an aggregate 2-0 win.
The game will also be streamed live on Ceek.com online to reach all Asante Kotoko SC supporters worldwide.
Great News 🔥🔥🔥😍😍😍
Asante Kotoko Vrs Al Hilal will be LIVE on GTV SPORTS+ and https://t.co/UeajnDQBVF pic.twitter.com/UfIvk7Evr9
— Asante Kotoko SC – 2X CAF CL Winners🥇 (@AsanteKotoko_SC) December 22, 2020
The match will start at exactly 15:00 GMT.
Head-to-head
The two teams met in the CAF Confederation Cup group stage in 2019.
The Blue Wave beat the Porcupine Warriors 1-0 at home and held their Ghanaian opponents to a 1-1 draw in the return fixture in Kumasi.
The Porcupine Warriors, on last week Friday sacked their head coach Maxwell Konadu after losing 1-0 to Accra Great Olympics in the Ghana Premier League matchday five fixture.
The club’s two assistant coaches of Johnson Smith and Abdulai Gazale will be in charge of the game on Wednesday.