Ajax Cape Town advances to second round of CAF Cup

14 April: Ajax Cape Town of South Africa has advanced to the second round of the African Football Confederation Cup in their first appearance in the tournament, after drawing 1-1 with Kampala City Council of Uganda on Saturday. The tournament is for national league runners-up.

After assuming the lead with a 2-0 home victory last weekend, the young Ajax team played a strong game to hold their more experienced opponents to a draw. The accomplishment was more noteworthy for the fact that Ajax had arrived in the Ugandan capital just a few hours before kickoff.

Ajax, partly owned by Ajax Amsterdam, believed the game was on Sunday and accused City Council officials of 'dirty tricks' when they arrived.

Shaun Permall punished careless defending to put the South Africans ahead after 21 minutes at Mandela Stadium, and Moses Byekwaso leveled four minutes into the second half.

Ajax will next face Katsina United of Nigeria in the second round in May. Katsina received a free pass through the first-round when Rwandan club Simba withdrew from the competition. (JM)

(Source: SportsServer)