Cyriel Dessers and Rangers crashed out of the UEFA Champions Leagues, while Igho Ogbu and Victor Olatunji have advanced to the playoffs of the competition.
Ten-man Rangers fell 2-0 at home after they held Dynamo Kiev of Ukraine 1-1 last week with Dessers snatching a stoppage time equaliser.
They will thus drop to the UEFA Europa League.
Ogbu and Slavia Praha progress to the playoffs courtesy of a 1-0 win over Union St.Gilloise in Belgium tonight to go through 4-1 on aggregate.
The former Flying Eagles central defender played the entire game in Brussels tonight.
Slavia Praha city rivals Sparta also advanced in the competition after they eliminated FCSB from Romania 4-3 on aggregate.
They won tonight at FCSB 3-2 after both teams played out a 1-1 draw in Czech Republic last week.
The Czech champions raced into a 3-0 lead by halftime tonight only for the home team to fight back with two goals after the break.
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