Interim Kotoko head coach Johnson Smith made two changes to his starting team that won against Dreams FC in the Ghana Premier League (GPL) on Sunday for Wednesday's fixture. Godfred Asiamah and Ismail Abdul Ganiyu returned to the set-up while Guinean striker Naby Laye Keita made the bench for the first time this season. Al-Hilal's line-up, on the other hand, featured goalkeeper Abdallah Abu-Eshrein and Abuaagla Abdallah who both played for the Sudan national team against Ghana in a 2022 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifying double-header last month. Striker Mohamed Abdelrahman, whose solitary goal condemned the Black Stars to a 1-0 away defeat in Omdurman, was also in action.