CAF Champions League: Pyramids FC take narrow first-leg lead over El Merriekh Bentiu

Pyramids FC secured a 1-0 victory against El Merriekh Bentiu on Friday in the second preliminary round of the CAF Champions League.

Saber scored the only goal of the match in the 32nd minute, giving the Egyptian side a slender advantage to take into the second leg.

El Merriekh Bentiu pushed for an equaliser but Pyramids FC held firm and preserved their lead until the final whistle.

Pyramids FC were reduced to 10 men late on when Mahmoud Marei was sent off in the 89th minute. Despite finishing the game with a numerical disadvantage, the Egyptian club held on for the win.

The two sides will meet again in Egypt on Saturday, 24 October, with El Merriekh Bentiu needing to overturn the deficit to progress.