Ahli were defeated 2-1 by Ivory Coast's Sewe Sports in the African Confederation Cup final first leg. The home side took the lead from the spot through Christian Kouame after Ahli's Walid Soliman had missed an easy chance. Teenage substitute Ramadan Sobhi then set up Mahmoud Hassan 'Trezeguet' with the vital equalizer after the break. But Soliman missed an easy header again, only for Sewe to punish the Champions League holders with a late goal from Gboze Honnadji. The second leg takes place in one week, with Ahli hoping to win 1-nil or more to claim thieir first ever title. VIDEO