Also, Kwara United and Plateau United, two Nigerian clubs on the continent, were eliminated from their respective tournaments by North African opponents on the basis of the away goals rule on Saturday.

Kwara United suffered a 2-0 second leg defeat to cancel out their first leg 3-1 win over RSB Berkane of Morocco while Plateau United were outwitted by a controversial penalty goal defeat to Esperance of Tunisia.

Elsewhere, the game that was earlier played between Plateau United and Esperance ended in a sour state for the Peace Boys as they failed to break another Northern African jinx.

Despite the 2-2 draw, the away goals rule sent Plateau United packing from the CAF Champions League.

However, Plateau United have a lifeline, as their defeat meant demotion to play in the Confederations Cup.

As it stands, Plateau United will seek redemption in the second tier of the CAF inter-club competition which is the Confederations Cup.