Both Enyimba and Rivers United today survived a huge scare at home to scrape through to the first round of the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup, respectively.
Enyimba sneaked through 2-1 on aggregate at the expense of Rahimo after they drew 1-1 with the Burkinabe club in Aba.
The two-time African champions won the first game in Burkina Faso 1-0 last week.
Today in Aba, skipper Austin Oladapo gave Enyimba the lead on the hour only for Papa Ware to draw Rahimo level on 75 minutes.
Enyimba defender Imoh Obot was sent off in stoppage time for a second booking.
In the Confederation Cup, Rivers United needed a penalty shoot out to go through to the next round.
They beat Futoro Kings of Equatorial Guinea 2-1 for aggregate to be tied at 3-3 after the visitors also won the first leg 2-1 at home.
Godwin Aguda opened scoring for Rivers United in the 12th minute, before Kehinde Adedipe doubled the Port Harcourt team’s advantage in the 39th minute.
However, Futoro Kings pulled a goal back through Asu Pedro in the 52nd minute toa take the encounter to a penalty shootout.
Rivers United then shaded the ensuing penalty shootout 2-0 to advance.
On Saturday, Plateau United and Kano Pillars failed to move to the next round of the competitions.
Plateau United fell 1-0 on aggregate to Tanzania’s Simba SC in the Champions League, while Kano Pillars lost out to ASC Jaraaf from Senegal 3-1 after two legs in the Confederation Cup.
