CAF Confederation Cup

Nigerian champions, Rivers United thrashed Libyan club, Al Nasr 5-0 in the first leg of their CAF Confederation Cup playoff tie at the Adokiye Amiesimaka.

The run of play continued after the break with Rivers United looking to score more goals. Rivers United continued to pile pressure on the visitors and were rewarded with another goal through Ghanaian midfielder, Paul Acquah a minute before half-time. Nigerian champions, Rivers United thrashed Libyan club, Al Nasr 5-0 in the first leg of their CAF Confederation Cup playoff tie at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt on Wednesday afternoon.

Text size. CAF Confederation Cup results on Wednesday: Play-offs, 1st legs. In Cotonou, Benin. Rail Kadiogo (BUR) 0 St Eloi Lupopo (COD) 1 (Kazema 15).

Royal AM have suffered their first defeat in the CAF Confederation Cup, losing 2-0 to TP Mazembe in Lubumbashi on Wednesday.

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Nigerian football supporters had two reasons to celebrate on Wednesday as Rivers United and Plateau United scored nine goals between them in CAF ...

Mustapha Yuga and Ifeanyi Emmanuel scored in the first half and Hilary netted in the second half either side of a goal from Angolan Ary Papel for Akhdar. But results took a dramatic turn for the better in the first legs of play-offs in the second-tier Confederation Cup as Rivers and Plateau went on goal sprees against Libyan opponents. Last month was disastrous for clubs from the most populous country in Africa with Rivers and Plateau eliminated from the CAF Champions League and Kwara United from the Confederation Cup.

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Nigerian side Rivers United thrashed Al Nasr of Libya 5-0 in a CAF Confederation Cup play off match on Wednesday while Plateau United thrashed 4-1 Al Akhdar ...

The Pride of Rivers will hope to complete the job when the return fixture takes place in Libya on Wednesday, November, 9th, 2022. The winner of both ties will book a spot in the group stage of the continent’s second-tier club football competition. A Malachi Ohawume volley eight minutes after, helped the Nigerian champions to a comfortable win.

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Nigerian champions defeated Libyan side Al-Nasr 5-0 in the first leg of the two-legged fixture on Wednesday afternoon.

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Plateau United defeated Libyan side Al Akhdar 4-1 in the first leg of the two-legged fixture on Wednesday afternoon.

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The overall winner of the two-legged CAF Confederation Cup playoff round will progress to the group stage of the competition. | Pulse Nigeria.

A minute before half-time, the team scored another goal with Ghanaian midfielder Acquah putting his name on the scorers’ sheet. Both Rivers and Plateau United will head to Libya next Wednesday for their respective second-leg encounter, with the overall winner of the two-legged fixtures, progressing to the group stage of the CAF Confederation Cup. The overall winner of the two-legged CAF Confederation Cup playoff round will progress to the group stage of the competition.

Albert Hilary then netted a stunning acrobatic goal to make it 3-0 for the Nigerian club in the 75^th minute. However, 10 minutes later the Libyans pulled a goal ...

Plateau United 4 (Mustapha Yuga 27, Ifeanyi Emmanuel 40, Albert Hilary 75, 90) Al Akhdar 1 Albert Hilary then netted a stunning acrobatic goal to make it 3-0 for the Nigerian club in the 75th minute. Albert Hilary scored twice for the Jos club to take this win into the second leg in Libya next week.

The feat was recorded in the first leg match of the playoffs played at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja.

This was after a clever dribble by substitute Chimezie Izu sent Hilary through on goal in the 90th minute. There was a late goal to come in the 90th minute after Hilary added a fourth goal for Plateau United from a simple tap-in. Al Akhdar however pulled a goal back through Ary Babel’s lovely header in the 84th minute.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Plateau United, in the 2022/2023 CAF Confederation Cup playoff first-leg match, were bright in thrashing Al Akhdar ...

“We are still on track. “For instance, if you know what Plateau United used to be in the past and you begin to juxtapose that with what Plateau United is now, you will have a better understand of what I am saying. “Well, I can tell you for a fact that the boys have been motivated to succeed in the CAF Confederation Cup.