Wednesday 20 April 2016

Enyimba Back From The Dead!


Enyimba's coach Paul.
 Champions of Nigeria,Enyimba International Football Club of Aba are through to the lucrative group stage of the CAF Champions League after surviving a scare from host Etoil Du Sahel ofTunisia Wednesday night in Sousse .


The Peoples Elephants as the Aba giants are fondly called saw their three home goals in Port Harcourt  advantage cancelled .The hosts opened their goal account in the 43rd minute through Hamza Lahmar to 1-0 at half time.
They are two more through a brace by Diogo Acosta in the 61 and 72nd minutes to draw Nigeria level.
The result stayed so till full and then they went into extra time ,which also recorded no goal.In the ensuing penalty Enyimba won 4-3 .

The eight qualified teams will be drawn in two groups of four teams each for the group preliminary games,which is expected begin 17th of June .The draw for the group stage will take place on 24th May.

The eigth qualifiers for the group stage are:
Enyimba of Nigeria
Zamalek of Egypt
Entente Setif of Algeria
Al Ahly of Egypt
Asec Mimosas of Cote D' Voire
AS Vita Club of DR Congo
Wydad Casanblanca of Morocco
Zesco of Zambia

Other Results today in the qualification for the second round:

TP Mazembe Englebert 1-1Wydad de Casablanca
 
Al Ahli Tripoli  2-1 ASEC Mimosas
 
Al Ahly 2-1   Young Africans
Mamelodi Sundowns 2-1  AS Vita Club

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