Sundowns Whitewash NPFL Champions Remo Stars 5-1

Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) champions, Remo Stars, suffer big wahala yesterday as South African team Mamelodi Sundowns carry 5-1 whooping come their ground for MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta. Fans wey come from Lagos, Ikenne, Benin and other places come see dis big game, wey na first leg of second round CAF Champions League preliminary. But na wahala dem see as Sundowns sharply take lead when Tashreeq Matthews volley from outside box make e 1-0 just 10 minutes inside di game. Remo Stars try fight back with Mbaoma and Goita, but Sundowns hold midfield tight and no gree make dem play. Before half time, Shalulile make am 2-0, and for second half Sundowns no cool down, score come 3-0, to pain fans for Abeokuta.

Remo Stars manage to score one goal for 76th minute, but Sundowns no gree make dem celebrate, quickly add two more goals make am 5-1 finish. Dis win make second leg for Johannesburg next week look like formality for Sundowns. Meanwhile, Nigeria second team for di competition, Rivers United, get better chance to reach group stage after dem lose small 0-1 to Black Bulls of Mozambique for Maputo on Saturday. Finidi George-led Rivers United just need 2-0 win for Uyo next week to reach group stage, a stage Nigeria last reach in 2004 when Enyimba of Aba win the trophy.