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Updated April 29, 2021
Enyimba is the only Nigerian team in the tournament and the CAF Champions League. (Photo: Twitter [email protected])
Enyimba have qualified for the quarter-finals of the CAF Confederation Cup (CAFCC) after a 95th-minute goal from Cyril Olisemah gave the Nigerian side a 1-0 win over Orlando Pirates on Wednesday night.
The Peoples Elephant needed a win going into their final Group A encounter against the South Africans to advance to the next stage of the competition. At half-time and with the score pegged goalless, the Aba-based side were at the bottom of the group standings.
While many fans may have given up on the multiple Nigerian champions, Anayo Iwuala’s cross found Olisema; the latter wasted no time in slamming the ball past the Pirates’ goal to send his club to the next round.
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It is not looking good for Enyimba coach Fatai Osho who guides his troops into battle without suspended captain Austin Oladapo.
The attacking midfielder is their leading scorer in this competition with three goals from seven appearances and is out after picking his third yellow card in the 1-0 defeat by Al Ahli Benghazi last week.
Also not available for Enyimba are centre-back Nelson Ogbonnaya, Dayo Ojo and Beninese midfielder Jean-Marie Guera who are nursing injuries.
But what could be some positive news for Osho is the return of the quartet of Farouk Mohammed, Samad Kadiri, Hassan Abubakar, and Imoh Obot.
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Kelvin Ekerete
Published 12:35 am
Enyimba coach, Fatai Osho, is eying maximum points against South Africa’s Orlando Pirates in their final CAF Confederation Cup Group A fixture on April 28 at a yet to be decided venue.
The Nigerians walk a tight rope after losing 1-0 to Libya’s Al Ahly Benghazi in their last Group A match at the Martyrs of February Stadium, Benghazi Thursday.
Forward Muttasem El Talib scored the only goal of the encounter in the 40th minute, while the Nigerian team finished the game with 10 men after centre-back Timothy Danladi was sent off in the 74th minute.