Enyimba out of Champions League
Enyimba out of Champions League
Posted: 2011-10-16 18:15
Enyimba huffed and puffed but failed to blow away the sturdy defensive brickwork of Wydad Casablanca as they bowed out of the CAF Champions League.
The People's Elephants ended the second leg of their CAF Champions League semi-final tie 0-0 at home to the Moroccans, to exit the competition 0-1 on aggregate and complete a miserable week for Nigerian football.
The disappointment follows on the heels of Nigeria's failure to qualify for next year's Africa Cup of Nations, and Sunshine Stars' home defeat in the first leg of their CAF Confederation Cup semi-final.
A 1-0 first leg defeat, their first of the competition, meant Enyimba needed to at least match that score to take the game to extra-time and penalties, but the Nigerians looked well short of their best.
They struggled to deal with the disciplined defending of Wydad, and grew increasingly frustrated by the gamesmanship of the Moroccans.
Matters might have proved even worse when Wydad rattled the angle of the post from distance midway through the first half, but that was the best chance either side managed in the game.
And as time wound down, Enyimba never looked like finding the intelligence or quality needed to crack the defensive resolve of their opponents.



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