Egyptian giants Al Ahly came from behind to beat Uganda’s Kitara FC 2-1 in the first leg of their CAF Confederation Cup second preliminary round tie at Hoima City Stadium on Saturday.Kitara took the lead through Gaddafi Wahab in the first half, but second-half goals from Omar Al-Saai and Ahmed Sayed Zizo overturned the hosts’ advantage and gave the visitors a narrow lead heading into the return leg in Cairo on October 25.Wahab put Kitara ahead in the 30th minute, converting a cross before firing past Al Ahly goalkeeper Mohamed El Shenawy to give the home side hope of securing a positive result against the Egyptian giants.Al Ahly responded after the break, with Al-Saai drawing the visitors level in the 67th minute after breaking through Kitara’s defence and beating the goalkeeper.The visitors completed the comeback in the 79th minute after Akram Tawfik was brought down inside the penalty area. Zizo stepped up to convert the resulting spot kick and put Al Ahly ahead.The result leaves Kitara needing a win in Cairo to keep their hopes of reaching the group stage alive, while Al Ahly will seek to protect their advantage on home turf.Despite the defeat, Kitara coach Wasswa Bbosa remained optimistic about his team’s chances, saying they would work on the mistakes made in the first leg ahead of the return fixture.Kitara reached the second preliminary round after eliminating Somalia’s Mogadishu City FC 4-1 on aggregate, with both legs played at Hoima City Stadium.The return leg in Cairo will determine which side advances to the group stage of the competition.The post Al Ahly fight back to beat Kitara in CAF Confederation Cup appeared first on The Observer Media Ltd.