Bendel Insurance’s return to continental football began smoothly with the Nigerian side defeating ASO Chief 1-0 in a CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round tie Saturday.
Imade Osarenkhoe’s first-half effort was enough for the Benin-based outfit to secure the first-leg win at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in the Edo State capital.
Although the Benin Arsenal, as they are called, took time to settle into the match, they made up for that just before the half-time whistle.
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An Insurance free-kick met Osarenkhoe and the player wasted no time in sending the ball to the back of the net, throwing the fans into wild jubilation.
The second half of the game saw no goal from both sides as the Nigerian team held on for the slim win.
They will now travel to the Stade Mabrouki Salem in Algiers on August 26 for the return leg of the fixture.
Saturday’s game was the first continental match for Bendel Insurance in over 15 years.