Al Ahly of Egypt and Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa both failed to win at home on Tuesday, but still qualified for an African Football League (AFL) semifinals showdown.
Mahmoud Kahraba scored in Cairo as Ahly came from behind to draw 1-1 with Simba of Tanzania in a quarterfinal second leg, and squeezed through on away goals after a 3-3 aggregate deadlock.
Having drawn 2-2 in Dar es Salaam last Friday, record 11-time African champions Ahly were expected to beat Simba in Egypt, but could not translate first-half dominance into goals. Simba held the lead on the night and on aggregate for eight minutes before Kahraba, who scored the second Ahly goal in Tanzania, struck again.Veteran Ahly and Tunisia full-back Ali Maaloul was a constant threat with his runs down the left flank and his cut back enabled Kahraba to beat Ally Salim with a low shot into the corner.
But the Luanda outfit failed to take advantage of facing 10 men and 71 minutes elapsed before they had a goal attempt on target. The AFL is a new competition that bears little resemblance to the original concept with changes to the name, number of competitors and prize money.
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