By Ogochukwu Isioma

Bendel Insurance Football Club of Benin Saturday evening booked their place in the second round of the 2023/2024 CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round after recording a 4-3 victory on penalty kicks over Association Sportive Olympique de Chlef (ASO Chlef) in Algeria.

The Benin Arsenals had last week defeated their hosts 1-0 in Benin last Saturday and were beaten by the same goal margin to even the game at 1-1 at the 12,000 capacity Salem Mabrouki Stadium, Rouiba, Algiers before going into penalty shootouts where Amas Obasogie became the hero of the night by saving two kicks.

Reacting to the victory this evening, Edo State Deputy Governor, Rt Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu congratulated the team for the heroic performance, saying that they have squizzed out water from the rocks.

Shaibu who was former captain of Insurance that led the team to the Nigeria Premier Football League two seasons ago was full of praises for the boys for making Edo State proud.

According to Shaibu, “This performance is a good representation of the investment of the state in the team in the last seven years. “Congratulations to our darling team Bendel Insurance FC Official for a quality performance and for securing a spot in the 2nd Preliminary Round of the 2023/2024 CAF Confederation Cup.

“Your victory is a great motivation to the government that all its efforts, investment and sacrifices for you are not a waste – thank you”, he noted.

However, the Sports-loving Deputy Governor, specifically singled Amas Obasogie, describing him as “man of the match.”

“Special recognition goes to Amas Obasogie for his outstanding performance and resilience in the goal line – saving one penalty in the regular time and two others in the shootouts when we thought all hopes were lost – he is my man of the Match.

“Once again, Congratulations to the team for putting up a good fight.”

Bendel Insurance will host RS Berkane on September 15 in the first leg of the second preliminary in Benin City, before travelling to Morroco the following week for the second leg.

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Congratulations

Shaibu do make you enter house, you don too chop since 1999 in politics

Ok

keep up the good work,football is a universal language

We are getting there

was philip shaibu their top striker

Ok

Bendel insurance work this time around, Edo to Africa at large

Good performance 🎭

CAF should let Bendel insurance breathe. Why pairing them with rs berkane of all people?

big congrats 2 them.

Most times I wonder why Nigeria's team struggles against their counterparts at the CAF competition even though most times the Nigeria national team do beat them easily.

Congrats to the Benin City team.

Lol

Nice and great work.

victory36:
CAF should let Bendel insurance breathe. Why pairing them with rs berkane of all people?

I guess they have reached their bustop berkane is a top team.. and I don't see insurance beating them... If it happens good for NPFL cos we need our teams to do well to improve our coefficient... I hope enyimba Remo make it to CAF champions league group stage...

Congratulations my darling club Bendel Insurance.more wins ahead.

NzogbuNzogbu:
Shaibu do make you enter house, you don too chop since 1999 in politics

Common sense is actually not common. What has this your comment about Shaibu's political journey so far got to do with the subject matter here, which is the performance of Bendel Insurance Football Club?

You should have known he is on colos nah🙄🙄

Congratulations!

NzogbuNzogbu:
Shaibu do make you enter house, you don too chop since 1999 in politics

Him nor wan rest oh!

He say na governor him want now but he go fail

victory36:
CAF should let Bendel insurance breathe. Why pairing them with rs berkane of all people?

That team is tough

victory36:
CAF should let Bendel insurance breathe. Why pairing them with rs berkane of all people?

Aahh, ashante kotoko or Gor Maya no dey there??

Even Gor Maya is too big sef

Adaaaaa Bendel

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Shaibu who was former captain of Insurance that led the team to the Nigeria Premier Football League two seasons ago was full of praises for the boys for making Edo State proud.

Wow! Never knew Shaibu na baller!

Robisky001:
Most times I wonder why Nigeria's team struggles against their counterparts at the CAF competition even though most times the Nigeria national team do beat them easily.

Congrats to the Benin City team.

Because your bests leave the country, while same cannot be said of theirs. Their league is profitable, hence only a mouth watering figure makes their footballers leave for Europe or Saudi.

NzogbuNzogbu:
Shaibu do make you enter house, you don too chop since 1999 in politics

Dont say what you don't know. Where was he in 1999? Still In 200L or there about.

victory36:
CAF should let Bendel insurance breathe. Why pairing them with rs berkane of all people?

I don't understand ooo...which Kain blackbelle be this.

Bendel Insurance will host RS Berkane on September 15



Kudos to you guys, this RS Berkane are too difficult to beat.