Ivorian side, Sewe Sport held Egyptian giants, Al Ahly to a 1-1 draw in their Group B Day Three clash on Sunday in Abidjan.
The Cairo-based side, depleted by the unavailability of several key players through injury took the lead on the stroke of half time through Moussa Yedan before substitute Edem Akrofi drew the hosts level in the second half.
Ahly, record eight-time winners of the premier continental club championship, CAF Champions League, remain unbeaten with five points from three games, same as Etoile du Sahel of Tunisia. Sewe Sport has three points whilst Zambia’s Nkana are perched at the bottom with just a point.
The Ivorians kept the Egyptians defence busier in the opening minutes and defensive duo, Ahmed Nabil and Saad Samir made timely interventions to deny Ousmane Ouattara and Joseph Kameni.
On 23 minutes, it was the turn of Ahly goalie Sherif Ekramy, who saved Cedric Kodjo’s shot from close range before Samir cleared the rebound off the line.
Ahly turned the heat on their hosts and during one of their rare moves upfront broke the deadlock through Burkinabe Yedan. In-form Mahmoud Hassan ‘Trezeguet’ found Yedan, who tapped in from close range for the opening goal just before half time.
The homers resumed stronger but had to wait till the 78th minute before Akrofi drew level with a simple tap to earn his side a point. It was the third draw for the Ivorians at this stage.
Confederation of African Football (CAF) News
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