However, Nigeria\u2019s Confederation Cup representatives bowed out early, while the women\u2019s side also failed to reach the main tournament. These setbacks highlight ongoing challenges in the Nigeria Premier Football League, where limited resources continue to restrict continental success.<\/p>\n
The outcomes also affect Nigeria\u2019s CAF association ranking, a key factor in determining how many clubs the country can enter in future competitions.<\/p>\n
\u2014ChannelAfrica\u2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12016,"template":"default||default||default||default","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"news-type":[20],"class_list":["post-12015","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-sport","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Nigerian football clubs began the 2025\/26 CAF season with optimism, but the preliminary rounds delivered mixed results. Remo Stars and Rivers United progressed in the Champions League, keeping hopes alive at the highest level.||Nigerian football clubs began the 2025\/26 CAF season with optimism, but the preliminary rounds delivered mixed results. Remo Stars and Rivers United progressed in the Champions League, keeping hopes alive at the highest level.||Nigerian football clubs began the 2025\/26 CAF season with optimism, but the preliminary rounds delivered mixed results. Remo Stars and Rivers United progressed in the Champions League, keeping hopes alive at the highest level.||Nigerian football clubs began the 2025\/26 CAF season with optimism, but the preliminary rounds delivered mixed results. Remo Stars and Rivers United progressed in the Champions League, keeping hopes alive at the highest level.","published_date":null,"news_description":"Nigerian football clubs began the 2025\/26 CAF season with optimism, but the preliminary rounds delivered mixed results. Remo Stars and Rivers United progressed in the Champions League, keeping hopes alive at the highest level.||Nigerian football clubs began the 2025\/26 CAF season with optimism, but the preliminary rounds delivered mixed results. Remo Stars and Rivers United progressed in the Champions League, keeping hopes alive at the highest level.||Nigerian football clubs began the 2025\/26 CAF season with optimism, but the preliminary rounds delivered mixed results. Remo Stars and Rivers United progressed in the Champions League, keeping hopes alive at the highest level.||Nigerian football clubs began the 2025\/26 CAF season with optimism, but the preliminary rounds delivered mixed results. Remo Stars and Rivers United progressed in the Champions League, keeping hopes alive at the highest level.","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/12015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/12015\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17833,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/12015\/revisions\/17833"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=12015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}