The game at full time ended 2-1 in favour of Rivers United with Godwin Aguda and Kehinde Adedipe the scorers for the home team as Asu Pedro drew one back for the king's in the 56th minute of the match.

Both teams were thus on par at 3-3 on aggregate as Futuro Kings won the first leg 2-1

Goalkeeper Ospino Egbe then stepped forward to stop two spot-kicks with the woodwork to his favour in one and one blown out wide in the resulting penalty shootout, before Bamba Bakari and captain on the day Kunle Odunlani scored their own kicks to win it for Rivers United.

Rivers United will now face South African side Bloemfontein Celtic in the first round of the competition with 1st leg scheduled to hold 22-23 December 2020.

EARLIER ON SATURDAY

Debutants Kano Pillars paid the price for a poor first leg as they crashed out of the Confederation Cup following a goalless draw with ASC Jaraaf at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium on Saturday.

The draw sealed a 3-1 aggregate win for ASC Jaraaf who progress to the playoff round of CAF’s second-tier competition.

The Senegalese side held a had the advantage from the first leg where goals from Zaky Bassene, Samba Dialo and Lubasse Gulye cancelled out David Ebuka’s early strike at the Stade Lat Dior last week.

Pillars needed to win by two clear goals to seal a spot on the next round but apart from a searching shot from captain Rabiu Ali early on, failed to unsettle the visitors’ rearguard.