Asante Kotoko head coach, Kjetil Zachariassen, has announced the partnership of Naby Keita and Richard Arthur up front in the Porcupine Warriors crucial Caf Champions League starting lineup against Etoile du Sahel in Tunisia later today.
The Red and White lads, are chasing a group stage spot in the 2019/2020 African inter-club competition and will be hoping to seal qualification today with a good scoreline in the return leg clash, having won the first leg by two goals to nothing in Kumasi.
Captain Felix Annan, mantains his position in posts while Empem Dacosta and Patrick Yeboah will operate from the right-back and left-back positions respectively.
Partnering in the central defense will be Habib Mohammed and Emmanuel Agyemang Badu who were very resolute for the Ghanaian giants in the first leg.
In-form Justice Blay will however, partner experienced Jordan Opoku in midfield to counter Etoile’s penetrative passes.
Danger man Emmanuel Gyamfi and ace forward Augustine Okrah have been handed a role of supporting the strikers by operating from the flanks.
At least, a draw, will see Asante Kotoko seal passage to the group stage of the competition for the first time in almost ten years.
The game kicks off at exactly 16GMT.
Asante Kotoko XI vs Etoile du Sahel;
Felix Anna, Empem Dacosta, Patrick Yeboah, Habib Mohammed, Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu, Justice Blay, Jordan Opoku, Augustine Okrah, Emmanuel Gyamfi, Richard Arthur, Naby Keita.
