Napsa Stars struggled past a determined Gor Mahia to progress into the Caf Confederation Cup group stage after a 2-2 draw on Sunday.
Austin Banda and Emmanuel Mayuka scored for the Pensioners who advanced courtesy of a 3-2 aggregate win after a 1-0 victory away while Samuel Onyango and Clifton Miheso were the scorers for the visitors.
Ironically, Gor Mahia started the match stronger than their opponents and took the lead in the 16th minute. Onyango, who did not start in the initial game, broke the deadlock in the 16th minute to hand Gor Mahia an unlikely lead.