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Rangers take 2-0 lead to Algiers, El-Kanemi held 2-2: what each needs on Friday

Ten-man Rangers beat MC Alger 2-0 in Abeokuta and El-Kanemi drew 2-2 with Raja in Ikenne. Here is what each Nigerian club needs in Friday's return legs.

Rangers International take a 2-0 lead to Algiers after beating MC Alger with 10 men in the first leg of their CAF Champions League tie in Abeokuta on Sunday, 18 October 2026. On the same day, El-Kanemi Warriors drew 2-2 with Raja Casablanca in the Confederation Cup in Ikenne. Both return legs are on Friday, 23 October, and both ties…

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  1. Rangers International host Algerian champions MC Alger in the final qualifying round of the CAF Champions League at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abeokuta on Sunday, 18 October 2026, with the return leg in Algiers on Friday, 23 October.
  2. El-Kanemi Warriors host Raja Casablanca in the CAF Confederation Cup at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne on Sunday, 18 October 2026, before the return leg in Casablanca on Friday, 23 October.
  3. Rivers United and Shooting Stars have already been knocked out, leaving Rangers and El-Kanemi as Nigeria's only clubs still in African competition.
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Rangers and El-Kanemi face North African giants with CAF group places at stake

Nigeria's last two clubs in Africa play home first legs on Sunday, 18 October: Rangers against Algeria's MC Alger and El-Kanemi Warriors against Raja Casablanca.

Rangers International and El-Kanemi Warriors, the only Nigerian clubs still in African competition this season, play the home legs of their final qualifying ties on Sunday, 18 October 2026, with places in the group stages of the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup at stake. Rangers, the reigning Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) champions, host Algeria's champions MC…

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