Nigeria’s representative, Rivers United booked a CAF Confederation Cup group stage place on Sunday despite missing two penalties in a 2-0 home victory over Burkina Faso outfit Etoile Filante.
Endurance Ebedebiri and Farouk Mohammed failed to convert spot kicks in Port Harcourt before Alex Oyowah came to the rescue with a late brace.
Etoile, reduced to 10 men after a red card midway through the second half, held on until the 89th minute when Oyowah broke the deadlock.
When Rivers were awarded a third penalty at the death, Oyowah was handed the responsibility and made no mistake by rifling the ball high into the corner of the net.
Rivers won the final-round qualifier 2-0 on aggregate after a goalless first leg in the Ivory Coast, the temporary home of Etoile as they do not have an international-standard stadium.
United are the only one of four Nigerian hopefuls to reach the group stage of a CAF club competition this season.
Fellow Confederation Cup challengers Bendel Insurance were eliminated on Friday after a 1-0 second-leg loss to two-time title-holders Renaissance Berkane in Morocco.
CAF Champions League contenders Enyimba and Remo Stars suffered the embarrassment of preliminary-round exits.