Nigerian side Rivers United thrashed Al Nasr of Libya 5-0 in a CAF Confederation Cup play off match on Wednesday.
Coach Stanley Eguma’s side dominated the game from the onset at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital and got rewarded just after 12 minutes via an Ebube Duru strike.
Rivers United then made it two just two minutes later when Kazie Enyinnaya beat Al Nasr goalkeeper. A minute before half-time, the team scored another goal with Ghanaian midfielder Paul Acquah putting his name on the scorers’ sheet.
In the 64th, Duru struck again to make it four, extending the side’s lead to 4-0. A Malachi Ohawume volley eight minutes after, helped the Nigerian champions to a comfortable win.
The Pride of Rivers will hope to complete the job when the return fixture takes place in Libya on Wednesday, November, 9th, 2022. The winner of both ties will book a spot in the group stage of the continent’s second-tier club football competition.
Wednesday’s game will hold at the Martyrs Stadium, Benghazi, Libya.
The latest result is a dream come through for the Nigerian side. Before the game, Captain Festus Austin had expressed the club’s determination to put in a good performance in Port Harcourt.
“We just have to put in more than a hundred percent performance for us to get the day because we how important this game is to us and we don’t have any excuse not to get to the group stage,” he said in pre-match press conference.
“We just have to do everything we have to do in our home. Try to win convincingly and I am very sure we will win.”