Caf Champions League: Akwa United 1-0 CR Belouizdad - Ubong hands Promise Keepers victory

 

Kennedy Boboye’s Promise Keepers began their continental campaign on a winning note against the reigning Algerian champions

Akwa United pipped CR Belouizdad 1-0 in Uyo on Sunday to begin their Caf Champions League campaign on a winning note.

Friday Ubong’s 88th-minute effort inspired Kennedy Boboye’s Promise Keepers past the North Africans in the keenly contested preliminary round affair at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium.

Having won the Nigeria Professional Football League in the 2020-21 season, Akwa earned one of the tickets to represent the West African country in Africa’s elite club competition.