Rivers United staged a comeback to claim a 2-1 victory over Dreams FC in their final group stage fixture of the CAF Confederations Cup.
Stanley Eguma’s Rivers United needed a victory to scale through to the quarter-finals of the CAF Confederations Cup, but they were faced with a Dreams FC side that defeated them in the first leg.
However, they bounced back in the second half. Deputy Echeta scored the equalizer for Rivers United in the 61st minute to set up a frenetic end to the game.
Dream FC tried different antics to waste time, but Rivers United kept pushing.
They eventually got the winning goal in the 10th minute of stoppages, as Kazie Godswill benefitted from a goalmouth struggle and struck from inside the box to make it 2-1.
Rivers United thus finished second in Group C on 12 points from six matches after group winners Dreams FC enjoyed a better goal difference.
Lobito of Angola pulled off a major surprise in Tunisia where they forced home team Club Africain to a 1-1 draw.
The Tunisians finished in third place on 10 points, while Lobito were bottom with a point.
The win secures NPFL four slots on the continent for next season, two teams in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup for next season.
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