Eguma will not be a part of the team’s next league game
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United were outclassed in Sudan last Saturday by Al-Merreikh in the second leg of their first round tie in Omdurman
In the draw conducted by CAF General Secretary, Hicham El Amrani, assisted by Hazem El Hawary, a member of the CAF Interclubs Committee, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday, the Nigerian sides will play as hosts in the first leg is slated for April 7, while the second leg will hold a week later
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
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the match, played in Port Harcourt, was the Round of 32 first leg clash of the competition
The full-blooded Nigerians are expected to make the starting line up of the Sudanese at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium
nugu Rangers’ Chairman, ‘Chairman’ Christian Chukwu, said on Wednesday that the Flying Antelopes have the go-go spirit and the tenacity to dig their feet into the ground against the ‘Mediterranean Knights’
The midfielder played an important role in helping United finish as runners up behind eventual champions, Enugu Rangers, in last season’s NPFL title race
The first three meetings involving the sides produced 10 goals, intrigues and drama to be talked about for many years to come
Profligacy has been one of the biggest problems for United in the current campaign as they have scored just six times in nine matches in the NPFL
United have yet to win in their last five NPFL fixtures, which prompted the club’s sponsor, the Rivers State Government, to read the riot act to the technical and management staff to either sit up or shape out
The two sides went into the game, which was decided at the Akure Township Stadium, in poor form
The Stars are currently in the relegation zone and United are not too far away from the murky waters either
The League Management Company also announced postponement of Match Day 13 and 14 fixtures involving Rangers International and Rivers United, the two clubs that made it through to the second round of the CAF Champions League
This follows the recent underwhelming results posted by the club in its recent domestic matches
The Pride of Rivers ran away 4-0 winners on aggregate and now face the potentially extremely difficult task of stopping Sudanese club, Al-Merrikh, a side making its 19th appearance in Africa’s premiere club competition, from reaching the group stage.
The Pride of Rivers will host the North African team between March 10 and 12 at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium, Port Harcourt, Rivers State
The three are part of teams representing Nigeria in CAF competitions this year
The two sides battled to a scoreless draw in the first leg at the Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako on February 11
The two sides battled to a 0-0 stalemate in the first leg at the Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako on February 11