 Ola Ogumbiyi tries to spin away from an Ahly defender |
Ahly of Egypt held hosts Etoile du Sahel of Tunisia 0-0 in the first leg of the African Champions League final. The Tunisians hit the post through Mohammad Ali Nafkha in the 32nd minute after a rare mistake by Ahly defender Wael Gomaa.
Gilson 'Ja' Silva blazed wide when through on goal early in the second half for Etoile, while Ahly had two genuine penalty appeals rejected.
The Egyptian side are in the hunt for a third consecutive title.
They are also targeting a record sixth success in a competition they first won 25 years ago.
Etoile have lifted every African Football Confederation club trophy except the Champions League, where they also finished runners-up in 2004 having come short in a penalty shootout against Enyimba of Nigeria.
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