They bounced back to the winning ways against ES Setif on their home soil but suffered a defeat in the reversed fixture of the encounter.
The Peoples’ Elephant, thus, headed into the match at Martyrs of February Stadium with a target of securing victory in order to boost their chances of making it into the knockout stages of the tournament.
Coach Fatai Osho handed starting roles to John Noble, Emmanuel Ampiah, Timothy Danladi, Augustine Oladapo, Obi Samson Bossa, Stanley Okorom and Tosin Omoyele in the encounter.
The Nigeria representative started the game impressively and came close to opening the scoring in the 32nd minute through Omoyele, but the forward missed his effort.
They bounced back to winning ways against ES Setif on their home soil but suffered a defeat in the reverse fixture against the same opponents.
The Peoples’ Elephant, thus, headed into the match at Martyrs of February Stadium with a target of securing victory in order to boost their chances of making it into the knockout stage of the tournament.
Coach Fatai Osho handed starting roles to John Noble, Emmanuel Ampiah, Timothy Danladi, Augustine Oladapo, Obi Samson Bossa, Stanley Okorom and Tosin Omoyele in the encounter.
The Nigeria representative started the game impressively and came close to opening the scoring in the 32nd minute through Omoyele, but the forward missed his effort.
Goal 19:29 BST 20/04/2021 Pirates will welcome ES Setif to Orlando Stadium on Wednesday evening knowing that a victory would seal their progress to the knockout stages