RIVERS United conceded twice in stoppage time to lose their second straight CAF Champions League group phase match, going down 2-1 to RS Berkane in Uyo today.
Nigerian representatives Rivers United led Group A leaders RS Berkane at half-time when Senegalese defender Mamadou Lamine Kamara put through his own net on 37 minutes.
The Nigeria Premier Football League side looked set to claim a crucial win until nine minutes of added time turned the game on its head.
First, substitute Younes El Kaabi equalised in the 97th minute, reacting quickest after sustained pressure to sweep in.
Barely two minutes later, Mounir Chouair completed an extraordinary turnaround, guiding home the winner in the 99th minute to silence the Godswill Akpabio Stadium and keep Berkane perfect.
The victory moves the Moroccan champions to six points from two matches and firm control of Group A.
Rivers United remain without a point after two outings, having lost their opening match 3-0 at Pyramids on Sunday.
In another CAFCL fixture today, Tanzania’s Young Africans earned a disciplined 0-0 draw away to JS Kabylie in Algeria.
In Tizi Ouzou, Group B’s first fixture delivered chances but no breakthrough.
Kabylie struck the woodwork through captain Zinedine Belaïd in the first half and thought they had won it late on, only for Lahlou Akrib’s close-range finish to be ruled offside.
Young Africans, organised and stubborn, posed a threat on the counter and forced Mohamed Hadid into sharp saves, but the hosts’ goalkeeper matched everything the Tanzanian champions produced.
The stalemate lifts Yanga to the top of Group B for the moment, while Kabylie sit third ahead of the weekend’s heavyweight meeting between Morocco’s AS FAR and record winners Al Ahly in Rabat.