Sierra Leone’s FC Johansen were held to a one all draw in their first leg CAF Champion League by Moroccan top flight side FUS Rabat in a match played at the Siaka Steven Stadium on Saturday.

The kick-off witnessed no clear cut chances from either side in the early exchanges.

FC Johansen started the match on a positive,creating clear cut chances aganist the visitors.It was after a dreadful first 45 minutes, Johansen took the lead immediately after the start of the second half when Abdul Bangura headed home to give the home side the much-needed opener in the 50th minutes.

After the opener, the hosts laid back to defend their slim lead aganist the experienced Moroccans but their efforts were derailed following some superb performances from the host defense.

However, FUS Rabat defender Mohamed Nahiri levels the scoreline at the Siaka Steven Stadium in the 75th min to give his side a massive away goal going into the return fixture at home.

In the last few minutes to the end of the match, John Keister’s men showed glimpses of the threat with George Mata and Nyakeh Alpha causing some troubles to Rabat’s back four but their efforts to get second goal did not yield any fruits.

The return fixture will be played at the Stade de FUS in Rabat with the winner over two legs will play either side – the Ghanaian champions Wa All Stars or the Libyan outfit Al Ahly Tripoli in March.

Johansen XI: M Kamara 26, Y Dunia 15, F Kamara 17, A Suma 3, I Kabba 20, A Kanu, 6, J Caulker 8, S Barrie (C) 10, K Quee 19, N Alpha 11, A Bangura 13

Rabat’s XI: El Housli, M Khalis, N Aguerd, Nahiri, M Saud, M Fouzair, A Jahouh, K Benarif, H Aroui, A Benjelloun,Y Njei.