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Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Rivers United vs Wydad Casablanca
Nigerian champions Rivers United have turn into the most recent Nigerian clubside to crash out of the CAF competitions following a disastrous 6-0 defeat to Wydad Casablanca on Sunday night time.
On Saturday, two Nigerian golf equipment Kwara United and Plateau United crashed out of the CAF Confederation Cup and Champions League respectively after failing to defend their victories from the primary leg.
Having gained the primary leg 2-1 in Port Harcourt final week, Rivers United solely wanted a draw to proceed to the group stage of the CAF Champions League however had been disgraced by the defending champions in Morocco.
Ayoub El Amloud opened the scoring for Wydad within the thirty second minute earlier than Rivers United had been diminished to 10 males after goalkeeper Mutawakilu Seidu was despatched off for a foul that resulted in a penalty.
Yahya Jabrane scored the penalty to double the hosts lead as the primary half of the return leg of the second preliminary spherical fixture ended 2-0.
Bouly Sambou scored twice within the first 11 minutes of the second half to make it 4-nil earlier than Jabrane acquired his brace of the night time and Wydad’s fifth within the one-sided encounter.
Hamid Ahdad scored simply minutes earlier than the ultimate whistle to seal the victory for the Moroccan facet as Wydad proceeded to the group stage of the competitors with a formidable 7-2 combination scoreline.
The Delight of Rivers will now proceed to the playoff of the CAF Confederation Cup for an opportunity to function within the group stage of the second tier competitors on this marketing campaign.
The draw for the playoffs can be made tomorrow.
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