Asante Kotoko began their 2020-21 Caf Confederation Cup campaign on a bad note as they succumbed to a 2-1 home defeat to Algerian side ES Setif on Sunday.
Kwame Opoku broke the scoring for the Porcupine Warriors in the play-off fixture at the Accra Sports Stadium but an Amoura Mohammed effort and a Kendouci Mohammed strike turned things around for the visitors.
The Ghanaians, who were dumped into the Confederation Cup as a consequence of their elimination from the Caf Champions League, now have it all to do in the return leg on February 21. The winners on aggregate secure qualification for the group stage of the championship.