2020 CAF Champions League: Kano Pillars Sure Of Victory Over Asante Kotoko -Ibrahim Iddrisu

One of Nigeria representative in next season Confederation of Africa Football Champions League, Kano Pillars goalkeeper, Ibrahim Iddrisu have fired the first salvo ahead of their game with the Ghanaian champions saying he is optimistic that his team will beat Asante Kotoko.
Kano Pillars finished second on the Nigeria Professional Premier League, Asante Kotoko qualified to represent Ghana after winning the Normalisation Committee's special competition Tier I.
"We were very happy when we heard that we were going to play against Asante Kotoko. Kano Pillars are also a big club here in Nigeria just as Kotoko and we are aware of Kotoko's strength so we are preparing. Just as Kotoko and Hearts of Oak are the biggest clubs in Ghana, so is Pillars also with Enyimba FC here; so we are expecting an interesting clash.
"It's been four to five years since Kano Pillars have been in the Champions League and that is the club's needed competition. Therefore, our target now is to go beyond the group stages by eliminating Kotoko from the competition," he asserted.
Kotoko will face the Nigerians in the preliminary round of the 2020 CAF Champions League which gets underway next month.
The first leg of the tie will take place in Kano on the weekend of August 9-11 with the return leg at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on the weekend of August 23-25.
Kotoko will be hoping to reach the group stage of a CAF inter-club competition for the second straight time after making it in the CAF Confederation Cup last season.