Rivers United on Wednesday recorded an impressive 2-0 away win against Bloemfontein Celtic of South Africa in a first round, first leg match of the 2021/2021 CAF Confederation Cup.
The match played at the Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium saw the visitors start the game on a bright note with former Heartland striker Fortune Omoniwari firing a shot on target in the opening minute even as hardworking midfielder, Godwin Aguda, shot wide from close range three minutes later.
Aguda opened scoring for Rivers United in the 70th minute following a long period of dominance by the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) side.
The former Enugu Rangers star has now scored two goals for the Port Harcourt-based club in the competition this season.
Omoniwari added the second goal 10 minutes from time to ensure that the visitors finished the first leg strongly with a two massive away goals advantage.
The second leg comes up on Jan. 6, 2021 at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium in Port Harcourt.
Players of Nigeria’s representative in the CAF Confederation Cup Rivers United are in line for a minimum Two Million Naira (N2,000,000) windfall as they prevailed against Bloemfontein Celtic in Wednesday’s CAF Confederation Cup first round first leg tie in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
