Asante Kotoko To Get $62,500 From CAF For Reaching First Round Of Champions League

Asante Kotoko SC is set to earn US$62,500 despite having been eliminated from CAF club competitions this campaign.

The Confederation of African Football has decided to pay the above-mentioned amount to all clubs that exited at the first round of the CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup respectively.

This money is a FIFA Forward Relief Fund to help clubs mitigate the financial difficulties of the clubs during the pandemic.

The Porcupine Warriors were eliminated from the Champions League in the first round losing to Al-Hilal Club of Sudan.

Asante Kotoko dropped to the Confederation Cup and was eliminated in the play-off round losing to Algerian giants ES Sétif.