Rangers International went into their CAF Champions League first leg against AS SOBEMAP looking for a convincing home advantage. They got the lead through Chidozie Iwundu, reached halftime in front and surrendered that advantage shortly after the restart. A 1–1 draw in Abeokuta leaves the tie open — and moves the examination away from home.
Rivers United left Côte d’Ivoire with a 1–1 draw against FC San Pedro after recovering from a goal down in their CAF Champions League first-leg tie. The result keeps the contest level and moves the decisive leg back to Nigeria. The away test has been survived. Now Rivers must turn that platform into qualification.
Shooting Stars marked their return to African football after 27 years with a 1–0 victory over CS Sfaxien in Abeokuta. Lucky Emmanuel supplied the goal, but the advantage is narrow and the return leg moves to Tunisia against one of the CAF Confederation Cup’s most decorated clubs. The comeback has begun. Now 3SC must prove it can survive the road.
