After holding out in the first half, Nigeria’s Rivers United crashed 3-0 to reigning African champions Pyramids of Egypt in their opening group game of this year’s CAF Champions League.
Midfielder Ahmed Atef fired a second-half hat-trick for Pyramids to get off to a winning start in defence of their continental crown.
He opened scoring in the 52nd minute, got his brace five minutes later, before he completed his treble on 72 minutes.
He was the Man of the Match.













