Rivers United have crashed out of the CAF Champions League after Al Merreikh of Sudan overturned a 3-0 deficit to advance in the competition 4-3 on aggregate after winning 4-0 in Sudan.
Al Merreikh have thus qualified for the money-spinning group stage of the Champions League, while Rivers United will slug it out for a place in the group phase of the second-tier CAF Confederation Cup.
The Sudanese giants raced to a 3-0 first-half lead courtesy of a hat-trick by Bakri Al Medina.
They then ensured the game did not drag into a penalty shootout by scoring a fourth goal after the interval.
Nigeria’s other flag bearers in the competition, Enugu Rangers, will hope to overturn a 4-1 loss in Cairo on Sunday when they host Zamalek.
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