CAF CL/CC: Plateau United, Rivers United, Kwara United progress, Remo Stars bow out
Plateau United , Rivers United and Kwara United FC progressed to the second preliminary round of the 2022/2023 CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup while Remo Stars bowed out following defeat to ASFAR FC .
Plateau United FC edged AS Mandji of Gabon 1-0 to secure a 3-2 aggregate score and progress to the next round of the CAF Champions League on Sunday September 18 .
Rivers United FC fell to a 1-0 loss to Watanga FC in Liberia but progressed to the preliminary round with a 3-1 aggregate score .
In the CAF Confederation Cup, Kwara United FC played a 0-0 draw on Sunday evening in Niger Republic to edge AS Doaunes Niamey 3-0 on aggregate to reach the next round .
Remo Stars Sports Club bowed out of the CAF Confederation Cup following a 0-1 loss to Morrocan side ASFAR FC at the Remo Stars Stadium .
The first leg in Morroco had ended in a 1-1 draw on Sunday September 11, 2022 before the experienced Morrocan club ended the Sky Blues journey with victory in Nigeria on Sunday evening .
On paper , all three Nigerian clubs have tasking second preliminary round opponents considering the poor record of Nigerian clubs against North African teams .
In the Second Preliminary round of the CAF Champions League , Plateau United FC will take on Tunisian club Esperance , while Rivers United FC will last seasons Champions , Wydad Casablanca .
Kwara United FC will face CAF Confederation Cup champions RSB Berkane in the second preliminary round of the competition .
