Ex-Kumasi Asante Kotoko player, Malik Jabir has warned the club to be wary of Kano Pillars as they gear up to play them in the preliminary stage of the 2019/2020 edition of the CAF Champions League.
The Ghana Premier League giant has been paired with the Nigerian side in a two-legged encounter set to be played next month.
Speaking on the back of the draw in an interview with Kumasi based Ashh FM, Malik Jabir who is a former Technical Director for Kano Pillars has called on Kotoko to prepare very well because they will be at a disadvantage when they visit their opponent in the first leg.
“Kano Pillars is a big team in the Kano State in Nigeria with very good and talented players”.
“Kano Pillars is being managed by their governor and every dealings within the team is done by him and not individuals as it is being done here in Ghana.
“They have a lot of advantages ahead of Kotoko because they have good training facilities for their players.
“Kano Pillars have a large fan base, their stadium is always filled to its capacity whenever they are playing games so Kotoko should be ready for their supporters.
“The only disadvantage Kotoko will face is that, they have new technical handlers and the team will not have much time to prepare for their first game”, Malik Jabir noted.
The first leg of the tie will be played at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Nigeria on Sunday, August 10, 2019.