RSB Berkane hammered Kwara United 2-0 (3-3 on aggregate) to advance to the group stage on away goal rule.
Four-time winners Espérance scored a controversial penalty less than ten minutes from the final whistle to beat Plateau United 1-0
Suspected enchanters on Sunday sprinkled blood on Kwara United players and on their footpath.
Only Remo Stars failed to progress as Rivers United, Kwara United, Plateau United scaled through to the second preliminary round of the qualifiers.
Kwara United will go into Sunday’s crucial match with a 3-0 advantage from the first leg.
The return leg for the four matches will take place across various locations on Sunday 18th September 2022.
The 2022/2023 season of the Nigeria Professional League season has been scheduled to kick off on September 23, 2022.
The 60-year-old former centre-back said his team were further helped by the fact that they were ambitious and played with confidence.
The game went into penalty kicks following a 1-1 draw after regulation and extra time, and it was the Moroccans whose luck shone above their South African counterparts.
This update comes after the incumbent NFF president, Amaju Pinnick, stated last month that he won’t be seeking re-election.
