Mamelodi Sundowns expectedly completed the routing of Nigeria’s league champions, Remo Stars of Ikenne with a 2-0 defeat and a 7-1 aggregate score last night.
With this, Remo Stars effectively crashed out of the CAF Champions League and Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa qualified for the group stage of the competition
Nuno Santos gave Mamelodi Sundowns the lead in the 20th minute and they doubled their lead through Peter Shalulile one minute before the break.
Unlike in the first leg, Remo Stars stood firm at the back in the second half despite relentless pressure from the hosts.
The South Africans sealed their place in the money spinning group stage of the competition for the 11th consecutive season.
It was not all doom for Nigeria as her other representative in the competition, Rivers United booked a place in the group stage after a 3-2 aggregate win over Black Bulls of Mozambique.
Champions League: Remo Stars finally bite the dust
*Lose 0-2 in Pretoria, 1-7 aggregate
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