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It’s a bridge too far for Remo Stars

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Remo Stars are out of the CAF Confederation Cup after losing 1-0 at home to the nemesis of Nigerian clubs, Morocco’s  Association’s Sports of Forces Armed Royal (AS FAR).

They crashed out 2-1 on aggregate after having an initial soul-lifting 1-1 draw last Sunday in Rabat.

Remo Stars become the fifth Nigerian club to ever crash out to the ‘military’ tactics of the Royal Moroccan Army football club.

Victory however did not come easy for the Moroccans who profited from the howler Bashiru Monsuru committed in the 55th minute as the ball went straight to a Moroccan attacker who blasted past Kayode Bankole in goal.

As much as the Remo Stars boys tried, they missed chances after chances.

Expectedly, the Moroccans activated the delay tactics that further frustrated Remo Stars.

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Kunle Solaja is the author of landmark books on sports and journalism as well as being a multiple award-winning journalist and editor of long standing. He is easily Nigeria’s foremost soccer diarist and Africa's most capped FIFA World Cup journalist, having attended all FIFA World Cup finals from Italia ’90 to Qatar 2022. He was honoured at the Qatar 2022 World Cup by FIFA and AIPS.

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