CAF Champions League
3 days ago
Mahmoud Kahraba of Al Ahly and Ibrahim Adel of Pyramids each netted twice as the Egyptian contenders went on scoring sprees when the CAF Champions League group stage began on Tuesday. Playing in different Cairo stadiums, holders Ahly beat Stade Abidjan of Ivory Coast 4-2 in Group C and Pyramids hammered Sagrada Esperanca of Angola…
23 Sep
Nigerian champions, Rangers Football Club of Enugu’s faint hopes of qualifying for the group stage of the CAF Champions League was extinguished, yesterday, in Luanda, Angola, by Sagrada Esperanca of Angola, who beat the Flying Antelopes 3-1 in the second leg of their Second Round tie.
18 Sep
If everything works according to their plans, the Rangers Football Club of Enugu’s delegation to their CAF Champions League second round, second leg match against Angola’s Sagrada Esperanca will leave for the Southern Africa country tomorrow.
2 Sep
Defending champions, Enugu Rangers began their journey to retain their title with a draw against El-kanemi Warriors, at the weekend, a game their coach, Fidelis Ilechukwu, described as their worst in recent times.
24 Aug
Remo Stars of Nigeria landed in Rabat, Morocco, on Friday for their CAF Champions League game against AS FAR on Sunday night. The Nigeria team, who carried a slim goal advantage into the crucial match
23 Aug
Enugu Rangers’ Captain Chinemerem Ugwueze, has assured fans of the “Flying Antelope” that his side will beat Zilimadjou in today’s second leg of their CAF Champions League first round qualifier in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
19 Aug
Remo Stars Football Club of Ikenne, yesterday, defeated Moroccan side, AS FAR 2-1, in their preliminary round game of the 2024/25 CAF Champions League.
13 Aug
Remo Stars Football Club of Ikenne, have assured their fans that they will be better prepared to face Morocco’s AS FAR Football Club than they were two years ago when they clash in the first leg of the CAF Champions League on Sunday.
3 Jun
With the 2023/24 NPFL season entering its final stretch, Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) head coach Gbenga Ogunbote has set his sights on securing a continental ticket for the Oluyole Warriors. Fans can catch all the remaining NPFL action live on StarTimes' Beta Sports channel 244 as the battle for the title and continental spots…
14 May
Despite placing eighth with 12 points separating them from table toppers, Rangers International FC of Enugu, Bendel Insurance of Benin City right full back, Efe Enabulele, believes that the Coach Monday Odigie tutored side has all it takes to qualify for next season’s CAF Champions League or the CAF Confederation Cup. In a chat with…
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