Nigeria, Sept. 21 -- Kwara United on Sunday narrowly lost to Ghanaian Giants Asante Kotoko in the first leg of the CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round played at the Accra Sports Stadium.

A seven-goal thriller encounter that light up the Stadium, the homeside met a unimaginable match up from the Nigerian side who produced an impressive show by coming back twice to level in the game.

Although the match ended 2-2 in the first half, both teams came into the second half with a renewed vigour, and an end to end stuff that later produced three goals and eventually saw the host win 4-3.

Asante Kotoko struck first in the 19th minute, when Emmanuel Antwi found space inside the box to slot home confidently. But the visitors, undaunted by the ...