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08/10/2019
2019-20 CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PREVIEW: KANO PILLARS (NIGERIA) VS KUMASI ASANTE KOTOKO (GHANA)
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* BY ISAAC AMPONSAH (DR IKE) AND BRIGHT YEBOAH TAYLOR (BYT)

*Head-to-Head since 1968.
Nigerian Clubs vs Ghanaian Clubs 
Total matches played - 35
Nigerian Clubs wins   - 14
Ghanaian clubs wins  - 16
Drawn games               - 5

Note: No club from Nigeria have eliminated Asante Kotoko from Africa inter club competition since 1970.

* The only clubs in Ghana to have won at Nigeria, are Sekondi Hasaacas and Hearts Of Oak.

* 1982 Wafu Championship (Grand-Final)
1st Leg
16th October, 1982
Spartans Owerri FC 0-1 Sekondi Hasaacas

* 2000 CAF Champions League (Group stage)
Lobi Stars 0-2 Hearts of Oak.
Goal scorers: Emmanuel Osei Kuffour and Ishmael Addo

* Asante kotoko are yet to win CAF inter-club competition on Nigerian soil.

1970: Stationery Stores 3-2 Kotoko

2004: Enungu Rangers 2-1 Kotoko

2008: CAF Confederations Cup
(1/16th stage)
Wikki Torrists 2-2 Kotoko

2008: CAF Confederations Cup
(1/8th Stage)
Dolphins FC 2-0 Kotoko

* Asante Kotoko have played two Saturday Africa inter club games in Nigeria.

* The first time was Saturday, 30th October,2004 against Enungu Rangers which they lost 2-1 but qualified for the Confederations Cup Final when Charles Taylor had the consolation goal on 74th minutes.

2008: Confederation Cup
22nd March, 2008
Saturday
Wikki Torrists 2-2 Asante Kotoko 
NB: It was Daniel Nii Adjei and Emmanuel Osei Kuffour who scored the two goals for Asante Kotoko. 

NB: The last time Asante Kotoko won an Africa inter-club away game on SATURDAY was 5th September, 1992 in Ivory Coast against Asec Mimosa's. They are yet to win their last Thirteen Saturday games at away.

* Kano Pillars have met a Ghanaian side in a friendly when they pitched camp in Ghana on February 2015 at Lizzy Sports Complex in Accra, Ghana.

* Hearts 2-2 Kano Pillars 
Eric Kumi and Ashitey Olenu scored for Hearts. Christian Obiozor 8th and Gambo Mohammed 27th scored the first two goals of the game before Hearts of Oak leveled it to two all.
The game was played at Lizzy Sports Complex.

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