Akwa United, the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) club, have secured a 1-0 win against CR Belouizdad of Algeria in the first leg of the 2021/22 CAF Champions League preliminary round.
Friday Ubong netted the only goal a few minutes towards the end of the game at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo on Sunday.
The Promise Keepers, who were dominant from the blast of the whistle, however, scuttled a lot of scoring chances to have buried the game.
The Kennedy Boboye’s boys will now head to Algeria next Sunday for the second leg with a three points advantage over their opponents.
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Rivers United, the NPFL’s second representative in the championship, also secured a 1-0 away win against Young African, a Tanzanian side.
Samuel Omodumuke scored the winning goal for the Port-Harcourt-based club in the 52nd minute of play at the Benjamin Mkapa national stadium in Dar es Salam.
The Stanley Eguma boys will host the Tanzanian side on September 29, 2021, at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt.
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