Nigeria’s representatives within the CAF Champions League, Remo Stars FC, misplaced 5–1 to Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa within the first leg of the second spherical of the competitors.
The match, performed on Sunday on the MKO Abiola Sports activities Complicated in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, noticed the South Africans dominate play from the blast of the whistle.
Targets from Tashreeq Matthews and Peter Shalulile ensured that the South African champions went into the dressing room with a 2–0 lead.
Mamelodi Sundowns continued their dominance from the beginning of the second half and had been rewarded with a 3rd purpose within the sixtieth minute by Miguel Reisinho.
Substitutes Arthur De Oliveira and Katlego Ntsabeleng got here off the bench to attain the fourth and fifth objectives within the 74th and 84th minutes respectively, earlier than Remo Stars’ Samson Olasupo netted a comfort purpose with a shot from outdoors the 18-yard field within the 76th minute, in entrance of a big and passionate crowd.
Remo Stars can be hoping to overturn the deficit within the return leg to safe qualification for the group stage of the competitors.
