Albert Hilary scored a brace as Plateau United moved closer to securing a place in the money-spinning group stage of the CAF Confederation Cup courtesy of
Plateau United were in ascendancy in the opening exchanges but took a while to breach the opponents defence.
Prolific forward, Mustapha Yuga, gave the home team the lead on 27 minutes nodding home from close range.Fidelis Ilechukwu’s side doubled their lead four minutes before the break through Ifeanyi Emmanuel.Hilary had the ball inside the net eight minutes after the break but the goal was ruled out for offside.The visitors pulled a goal back in the 85th minute.The reverse fixture will take place next week Wednesday in Benghazi.
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