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Remo Stars face uphill task against morocco AS FAR in CAF champions league

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Remo Stars of Nigeria landed in Rabat, Morocco, on Friday for their CAF Champions League game against AS FAR on Sunday night.

The Nigeria team, who carried a slim goal advantage into the crucial match will be attempting to do what many Nigerian clubsides find difficult to do.

According to SportsVillageSquare.com, the task is heavy, but not impossible. Of the five Nigerian clubs that have had confrontations with AS FAR, only the former Iwuanyanwu Nationale (now Heartland) ever prevailed.

That was in the semi-finals of the old-styled Champions League edition of 1988 when the Nigerian side won 5-3 on penalties after a 4-4 aggregate scores.

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