Bendel Insurance defied the odds to qualify for the next round of the CAF Confederation Cup at the expense of ASO Chlef of Algeria tonight.
The Nigerian Cup winners pipped their Algerian foes 4-3 on penalties after both teams were tied 1-1 on aggregate.
Last week, Insurance won the first leg 1-0 in Benin City only for the Algerians to cancel out that advantage in the first half at home today.
‘The Benin Arsenal’ will next battle RS Berkane from Morocco next month for a place in the money-spinning group stage of the competition.
Insurance will host the first leg between September 16 and 18 with the return leg in Morocco two weeks later.
