Kickoff (Cape Town)
12 September 2008
Kumasi Asante Kotoko has been boosted by the availability of Godfred Yeboah and Harrison Afful for their Confederations Cup game against Algeria's JSK on Saturday.
Yeboah, who spent the first half of the year on loan at Wa All Stars, was at the centre of an eligibility challenge by Libya's Al-Ittihad before the Confederation of African Football ordered Kotoko to freeze his participation until his status had been cleared by CAF.
But now Kotoko has been officially notified by CAF that the left back, who can also play in central defence, can be used for their second Confederations Cup game.
"We received notification from CAF that Yeboah can play for us now and naturally we are delighted because he is an important member of this side and a major addition to the squad," Kotoko Communications Manager Kwame Baah Nuako told the press ahead of the JSK match.
Nuako also revealed that defender Harrison Afful is back and available for selection after he failed to clinch a deal with Feyernood Rotterdam where went for trials.
Kotoko are desperate to make use of home advantage and are keen for as much cover as possible at the back after the Sudanese side El-Merreikh stretched them all the way in their opening group game.
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