Akwa United beat Banjul Hawks in Gambia to progress to next round

Steve Dede 21:28 - 21 February 2018

Abdu Maikaba’s men got revenge for their home defeat in the first leg

Abdu Maikaba’s men lost the first leg encounter in Nigeria 2 - 1, and needed to score at least two goals to stand a chance of progressing to the next round of the competition.

Cyril Olisema gave Akwa United the lead in the 36th minute of the first half as they continued to press their hosts until the break.

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Akwa United made came out from the dressing room needing to score so as to overturn the first leg deficit.

Immediately after the restart Cyril Olisema got Akwa's second goal as he robbed a Hawks player of the ball and then took a shot from distance.

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That will turn out to be the last goal of the game, as Akwa held on to qualify (3 - 2) on aggregate.

CAF Champions League

Nigeria's two representatives in the 2018 CAF Champions League, progressed to the next round after narrow victories in their return leg encounters.

iPlateau United defeated Eding Sports of Cameroon 4-0 on aggregate, while MFM FC beat Real Bamako of Mali at Agege to progress 2 - 1 on aggregate.