Rivers United face elimination from the CAF Confederation Cup after going down to a 2-0 defeat against Tanzania’s Young Africans at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo on Sunday.
Both teams failed to register a goal in the first half despite creating a number of matches.
Young Africans took the lead in the 73rd minute through Democratic Republic of Congo forward,Fiston Mayele.
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Mayele netted the second nine minutes from time.
Rivers United will need to score three goals without conceding in the reverse fixture to scale through.
The return leg will take place next week Sunday at the Benjamin Nkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam.
The winners of the contest will face Gallants FC of South Africa or Egypt’s Pyramids in the semi-finals.
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It is finished, the Bible said. Common Tanzania club? Ohhhh no. It is finished. What a shame!! Nawa. Flying eagles come home, no need playing Brazil. Ohhhh no. I weep for Nigeria.
It is now time to make it mandatory for any player that want to play in npfl to present a certificate showing he had passed through an academy or football training institute in Nigeria or Africa to get a placement in a club featuring in the league to stop this embarrassing situation.
This one way style of play shud stop. Football involves the use of the brain and not only physical strength.
Tanzanian clubs have recently been consistent on the continent, reaching at least the group stages of CAF club competitions fairly regularly. This year, there might be 2 Tanzanian clubs in the semi finals of both elite African club competitions. A Tanzanian club even made the list of clubs to participate in the inaugural African Super League competition too, another elite competition which no Nigerian club qualified for after not being able to meet the criteria set for the last half decade.
The Nigerian league managed to feature 1 of 4 representing clubs in the group stage in almost half a decade and they went boasting about it like they’ve won the trophy already.
What a way to end it all….!
The LMC, home-based nonsense advocates and “many talents in our league” loudmouths should go and learn a thing or two from those running the domestic league in Tanzania.
Well said….