Akwa United has been eliminated from the CAF Champions League for the 2020/2021 season.
Algeria’s Ligue 1 champions CR Belouizdad sent the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) champions packing.
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The Promise Keepers were unable to capitalize on their first-leg lead in the preliminary round, as they surrendered two late goals in Algeria on Sunday.
CR Belouizdad helped them overcome a one-goal deficit in Nigeria.
Both clubs settled for a goalless first 45 minutes as Akwa United tried to fend off their hosts’ threats.
In Algiers, however, Hicham Khalfallah’s 72nd-minute strike broke the tie, and Chemseddine Nessakh’s 84th-minute goal clinched their passage to the next round.
In Algiers, however, Hicham Khalfallah’s 72nd-minute strike broke the tie, and Chemseddine Nessakh’s 84th-minute goal clinched their passage to the next round.
After defeating Senegal’s Teungueth 2-0 on aggregate, Belouizdad will face ASEC Mimosas in the second preliminary round.
The next round of Champions League games will be held between October 15 and 17, with the second leg taking place between October 22 and 24.