The Porcupine Warriors have been paired against Algerian outfit Setif despite their ongoing protest about their elimination from the Champions League. The draw was conducted on Friday.

If the pending protest is not upheld by CAF, the Porcupine Warriors will host the first leg on February 14 before travelling to Setif for the return leg after a week.

Kotoko were dumped from the Champions League under controversial circumstances on Wednesday. Having lost the first leg to the Sudanese 1-0 in Accra, the Porcupine Warriors were hoping to overturn the tie but seven players and four team officials were struck with COVID-19 positive test results in Sudan, a development they suspect was contrived.

As a result the Ghanaian side was unable to present the minimum 15 players required for the game to start but is, however, contesting the positive coronavirus tests.

Media reports say the Ghanaians are considering heading to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) should they fail in their Caf appeal.

As per Caf regulations, a club unable to present enough players for a game have to forfeit the match and be declared losers.

This rule sees Kotoko eliminated from the Champions League unless they are able to win their appeal before the start of the group stage.

Meanwhile, ES Sétif are currently top of the Algerian League and are also unbeaten this season in all competitions.