Three Nigerian clubs to play return legs in CAF tournaments
Nigerian clubs Rivers United, El-Kanemi Warriors and Shooting Stars will play the return legs of the first preliminary round in CAF African club tournaments. Rivers United will host Ivory Coast’s San Pedro in Uyo in the CAF Champions League, while the other two clubs will fight for a place in the next round of the CAF Confederation Cup.
As Premium Times Nigeria reports, the winners of the ties will advance to the second preliminary round, which precedes the group stage.
Rivers United match in Uyo
Rivers United drew 1-1 with San Pedro away in Côte d’Ivoire. The return match is scheduled to take place on Sunday at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo and start at 16:00. The Port Harcourt team is coached by Finidi George.
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Last season, Rivers United reached the CAF Champions League group stage but finished last in a group with Pyramids, RS Berkane and Power Dynamos.
El-Kanemi’s advantage and Shooting Stars’ match
El-Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri travel to face Guinea-Bissau’s UD Internacional with a 3-0 advantage after the first match. The winner of this tie could potentially face Morocco’s Raja Casablanca in the next round.
Shooting Stars will play CS Sfaxien in Tunisia. The Ibadan club won the first match in Abeokuta 1-0 thanks to a goal by Lucky Emmanuel. For the team, this is a return to African competition after more than two decades. Shooting Stars are appearing in the CAF Confederation Cup for the first time, although they won the tournament in 1992 when it was called the CAF Cup.
