Cape Town City ensured they will play in the next round of the CAF Champions League after a 0-0 draw in Congo.
AS Otoho were unable to make their considerable home ground advantage count as the dogged Citizens defended well. City coach Eric Tinkler played 5 at the back all afternoon and left his two most in-form attackers on the bench.
It was a plan that was risky as he looked to defend the two-goal advantage from the home leg.
Both Khanyiso Mayo and Darwin Gonzalez were substitutes for the clash.
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Not even a dubious penalty deep into stoppage time could help the hosts as the kick was missed and Darren Keet banked another clean sheet.
They will face Angolan outfit Petro de Luanda in the next phase. The Angolans will be tough to beat – they defeated Sundowns in the quarters last season.
Also in the competition, 2016 champions Mamelodi Sundowns will face Volcan Club, who hail from the Comoros.
Sundowns were among six clubs that were exempted from the first preliminary round, the others being Wydad Casablanca, Esperance Sportive de Tunis, Raja Casablanca, Al Ahly and TP Mazembe