Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Champions Enyimba of Aba and Remo Stars are out of the CAF Champions League.
Enyimba were knocked out of the competition after a goalless draw with Al Ahli Benghazi of Libya in Aba on Sunday.
The Nigerian champions went into the second leg of their Champion League’s first round matches with a strong hope after playing out 4-3 with the Libya side in the first leg in Benghazi, Libya.
Playing at home and in front of their supporters, the Peoples’ Elephant dominated the proceedings but the visitors put up spirited fight to shut out the attacking threats of the host. The North-Africans sat back and thwart every attacking move of Finidi George-led team.
The home fans were left disappointed at the end as a 1-0 win would have seen Enyimba scale through to the second round.
Al-Ahli advance to the 2nd Round of the CAF Champions League on 4-3
Nigerian second representative in competition, Remo Stars, were eliminated after going down 3-2 on penalties against Ghanaian champions Medeama SC.
The Sky Blue Stars won the preliminary round second leg tie 1-0 to end the two-legged contest ended 1-1 on aggregate.
Remo Stars took the lead on 72nd minute after Medeama goalkeeper spilled the ball from a corner kick.
Samuel Anakwe scored for the hosts in stoppage time but the goal was ruled out for offside. The game went into penalties after 90 minutes.
Daniel Ogunmodede’s side converted two penalties, while Medeama netted three of their spot kicks.
Both Enyimba and Remo Stars will now shift focus to their preparations for the new NPFL season.
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