They were
eliminated by Algeria’s Ligue 1 champions CR Belouizdad.
The
Nigerian champions failed to build on their preliminary round first-leg
advantage as they conceded two late goals in Algeria late on Sunday.
Hosts CR
Belouizdad showed resilience to overturn the one-goal deficit they suffered in
Nigeria in the first leg at the Omar Hamadi Stadium.
Akwa United
tried to resist the threats of their hosts as both teams settled for a goalless
first 45 minutes.
But, Hicham
Khalfallah’s effort in the 72nd minute broke the deadlock in Algiers and
Chemseddine Nessakh’s 84th-minute goal sealed their ticket for the next round.
Belouizdad
will now face ASEC Mimosas in the second preliminary round after the Ivory
Coast giants defeated Senegal’s Teungueth 2-0 on aggregate.
The next
round of the Champions League games are scheduled to take place between Oct. 15
and Oct. 17, while the second leg will be from Oct. 22 to Oct. 24.
The second
Nigerian team in the tournament, Rivers United are through to the first round.
They will
meet Al Hilal of Sudan
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