Rangers Worldwide of Enugu have crashed out of the CAF Champions League following a 3-1 defeat to Sagrada Esperanca of Angola on Sunday and a 3-2 combination loss.
The Enugu-based Nigerian Skilled Soccer League (NPFL) champions had gained the primary leg by a one-goal margin however had been defeated on the Estádio 11 de Novembro in Luanda.
It took simply six minutes for Esperanca to cancel the first-leg deficit when Alexandre Fernando scored. The Luanda facet went into the lead for the primary time within the two-legged tie when Moussa scored in 33 minutes.
The Flying Antelopes took flight with a much-needed purpose to scale back the result in 2-1 and restore parity within the tie, however Esperanca’s Jamie Pimpa shot down the flight with the winner to ship Rangers packing from the money-spinning competitors.
Nonetheless, Enyimba FC of Abba will probably be Nigeria’s sole membership on the continent after surviving the penalty lottery in Aba.
The Individuals’s Elephants scrapped by means of a 3-2 win on penalties over EF Ouagadougou of Burkina Faso on the Aba Township Stadium.
Each first and second legs had completed goalless, prompting the necessity for penalties to resolve the winner and Enyimba triumphed.
