Rivers United have bowed out of the CAF Confederations Cup following a 0-1 away loss to Al Masry on Sunday. 

Rivers United have bowed out of the CAF Confederations Cup following a 0-1 away loss to Al Masry on Sunday. The Port Harcourt-based side came into the encounter on the heels of a 2-1 win in the first leg of the encounter and needed at least a draw to advance to the next stage of the competition. But Abdel Latif Grendo’s 12th-minute strike sent the Port Said team to the group stage of the CAF on the away goal rule.

Still on CAF Confederation Cup, the Aba giants, Enyimba, defeated Al-Ittihad of Libya 2-0 in an encounter on Sunday.  The Peoples Elephant took the lead in the 21st minute after Sadiq Abubakar connected neatly to a cross from Yakubu Bilal. A few minutes later, Victor  Mbaoma, doubled the scoreline as the Nigerian team cruised to a two-goal lead heading into the second half, pushing George Finidi’s side a step closer to the group stage of the competition.