Asante Kotoko are in serious preparations towards their CAF Confederation Cup second qualifying round game against Moroccan giants Wydad Athletic Club this Friday and coach Karim Zito has already named his squad for the epic clash coming up.
The first leg was honoured in Accra last Sunday and the Porcupine Warriors painfully lost by a narrow 0-1 in the end against the Red Castles courtesy Joseph Bakasu’s lone goal in the early stages of the second half.
The Reds will now have to win by two unanswered goals or more in the return leg before they could advance to the main competition which according to many bookmakers will be a very tedious task to accomplish.
Asante Kotoko have left the shores of the country this morning already en route to Casablanca and are expected to arrive in the North African country in the next six to seven hours.
Coach Karim Zito’s 18-man squad consist of all the key players at his disposal at the moment with the exception of injured Kwame Poku and goalkeeper Mohammed Richard — who was red carded in the first leg for handling the ball outside the penalty box.
The two-time African champions upon arrival will definitely hold a recovery training later today before they finally train at the match venue - Mohammed V Stadium tomorrow evening in order to acclimatize to the weather, pitch and others to have themselves adequately prepared and ready for the herculean clash.
The game is slated for 19:00GMT (7:00pm) on Friday, October 24, 2025.
Below is the full squad:
