CAPE TOWN — Association Sportive Kaloum (ASK) is not a name that rolls off the tongue for South African football fans, but they will know a whole lot more about the Guinea champions when Orlando Pirates go to battle in their African Confederation Cup (Caf) playoff tie against the west Africans.Although based in the Guinea capital of Conakry, ASK have been playing their Caf matches out of Bamako in Mali over fears of the spread of the Ebola virus. That is where they will likely take Orlando Pirates for the first leg of their tie and where they have so far played to three 1-1 draws during their Champions League campaign.ASK dropped into the Confederation Cup competition after losing to Algerian side USM Alger in the third round of the Champions League.They caused a surprise by defeating powerful Côte d’Ivoire club Sewe Sport 3-2 on aggregate in their first tie, which included a 2-1 win in Abidjan.The side played to a 2-2 aggregate score with Zambian side Zesco United in the next stage...
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