Plateau United will now face Esperance in the first round of the CAF Champions League after they advanced on the back of a 1-0 home win over ASO Mandji of Gabon to go through 3-2 on aggregate.
The first leg against Mandji in Franceville, Gabon, ended in a 2-2 draw last week.
Today, the match winner for the Jos club inside the MKO Abiola National Stadium in Abuja today was Haggai Katoh, who headed home from close range in the 63rd minute.
Plateau United missed several clear chances in both halves.
