CAF Champions League campaigner, Rivers United and CAF Confederation Cup flagbearer, Kwara United would expectedly travel to Monrovia and Niamey respectively by tomorrow ahead of this weekend’s return leg of their preliminary round toes with FC Watanga (Liberia) and AS Douanes of Niger Republic, Abbeylivenetwork.com reports.
Both teams won the first leg games played in Lagos and Port Harcourt respectively with an identical 3-0 margin ahead of the second leg games slated for Sunday.
A source close to Rivers United informed that the club would begin their journey with a trip to Lagos today before connecting to Monrovia tomorrow to face the Liberian side that the first leg by the three goals conceded in the first half at the Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt.
Watanga will be under pressure to overturn the goals deficit when the game starts by 5pm Nigerian time on Sunday at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Stadium in Monrovia.
Similarly, Kwara United who are representing the nation in the CAF Confederation Cup, are also expected to depart the shores of the country tomorrow country ahead of their Sunday’s second leg tie against AS Douanes billed for the Stade Général Seyni Kountché in Niamey