After holding the defending champions to a goalless draw in Cape Town last week, the tournament debutants had the mammoth task of travelling up north to face the Egyptian powerhouse in front of an intimidating Cairo crowd.

With the odds heavily stacked against them, Stellies, as the South African side is affectionately known did the unthinkable with a gallant showing that concluded with a hard-fought 1-0 win over the Egyptian giants thanks to a late strike by midfielder, Sihle Nduli. The victory for Stellenbosch sees them set up a semi-final encounter against Tanzanian giants, Simba SC.

Sage Stephens is the captain of the side, “The team is very young, but we have great experience and we work hard as a team and we gravel well, that’s why you can see our players run like this.

Each step we go into the competition it gives us confidence to play the next game , so looking forward to the semi finals and hopefully we can go all the way.”

--ChannelAfrica--