An 85th-minute header from Guinean substitute Al-Hussain Camara gave the Libyans a morale boosting victory, despite being dominated by Kabylie for long spells of the game.

Ittihad lead Group A on three points before the other group match between Morocco's Royal Armed Forces and Etoile Sahel of Tunisia will be played on Saturday in Rabat.

Another crunch game will be played on Saturday as Tunisia's Esperance will take on ASEC Mimosas of Ivory Coast in Group B, while holders Ahli of Egypt will host Sudanese surprise package Hilal on Sunday.