Ibrahim gave Tusker the lead after 14 minutes when he ran on to a long ball before unleashing a left foot volley into the bottom left corner leaving the keeper rooted to his spot.
Kenyan champions Tusker FC played to a 1-1 draw against Djibouti side Arta Solar 7 in Djibouti City on Saturday in their CAF Champions League preliminary round first leg tie.
Former Burkina Faso international and ex AS Monaco forward Alain Traore scored the equalizer for Solar just two minutes after Tanzanian Joshua Ibrahim had given the visitors the lead.
Ibrahim gave Tusker the lead after 14 minutes when he ran on to a long ball before unleashing a left foot volley into the bottom left corner leaving the keeper rooted to his spot.
But, the home side responded on the restart. Traore was brought down on the box by Kalos Kirenge and he took the resultant freekick, swinging it beyond the wall and past keeper Emery Mvuyekure.
The two teams sized each other up in the remaining minutes of the opening half, but there weren’t many clear cut chances.
In the second half, the home side came back stronger and Mvuyekure was forced to work just eight minutes after the restart when he did well to punch off a fierce shot from Gabriel Dadzie who had broken away on the right.
The hosts were more dominant in the second half with possession passing, anchored by the experience of Song in midfield.
The introduction of former West Ham striker Diafra Sakho added some punch in attack. He almost scored five minutes atter coming on when he took on a run on the right, but under pressure from Kalos KIrenge, he shot wide.