Following a 3-1 victory over Mozambique’s Black Bulls at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, Akwa Ibom, Rovers United advanced to the 2025/2026 CAF Champions League group stage.
On aggregate, they made the qualifying score of 3-2.
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Moctar Diallo’s second-half goal earned the Nigerian team a 1-0 defeat over the Mozambican champions at the Estádio Nacional do Zimpeto in Maputo on Sunday.
Rivers United now had to climb a mountain before the second leg of the second round of a tie.
Coach George Finidi’s men lived up to their expectations by winning 3-1 to advance 3-2 on aggregate to the next stage of the continental competition.
Just fifteen minutes into the game, Wasiu Falolu scored the winning goal.
Maclyn Biokpo doubled the Port-Harcourt-based team’s scoreline just before the 45th minute.
The visitors received one back from Moctar Diallo upon the restart of the second half.
With the score tied at 2-2 overall, Finidi’s side needed a goal to put things together.
In the 76th minute, Timothy Zachariah took the lead and finished superbly, leading his team 3-1 overall and 3-1 overall.
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