Al-Ahly loses 2-0 to Kampala in CAF Champions League

African club monsters Al Ahly of Egypt endured a stun 2-0 overcome away to Kampala Capital City Authority of Uganda on Tuesday in the CAF Champions League gather stage. Ibrahim Saddam Juma put the east African club ahead following 74 minutes at Nelson Mandela National Stadium in Namboole close Kampala.

Timothy Awany secured a celebrated triumph for the Ugandan outfit in the second Group A matchday when he changed over a punishment one moment from time.

Ahly have been African champions a record eight times while City Authority achieved the gathering period of the world class African club rivalry out of the blue this season. Thrashing leaves Cairo-based Ahly with only one point after two rounds having been held 0-0 at home by Esperance of Tunisia this month.

Kampala started with a 1-0 misfortune at kindred gathering newcomers Township Rollers of Botswana, making the Ahly conflict an unquestionable requirement win issue for them to have a reasonable possibility of advance.

Gathering champs and sprinters up progress to the quarter-finals of an opposition offering a $2.5 million (2.1 mn euros) first prize and a place in the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup.

In Group D, Felix Badenhorst scored on a hour to give Mbabane Swallows of Swaziland a 1-0 home prevail upon Primeiro Agosto of Angola in Manzini.

Swallows have four focuses, previous champions Etoile Sahel of Tunisia three and Zesco United of Zambia and Primeiro one each. Etoile have Zesco in Mediterranean resort Sousse on Wednesday and a win for either club would carry them level with Swallows, the main Swazi side to achieve the gathering stage.

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