Nigeria’s other flag bearers in the competition, Enugu Rangers, will hope to overturn a 4-1 loss in Cairo on Sunday when they host Zamalek
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Ezeaku told the News Agency of Nigeria in Enugu on Saturday that the Ghanaian import was now ready for Sunday’s encounter and may be on the starting line depending on the choice of the coach
The player told the News Agency of Nigeria in Enugu on Monday that he had started “little juggling” for now
Ahly scored a single goal at home against debutant Bidvest Wits in the first leg of the Champions League Round of 32 at Cairo’s El-Salam Stadium on Saturday
Five-time Champions League holders Zamalek visit the Nigerian league holders for the return leg on March 17
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the match, played in Port Harcourt, was the Round of 32 first leg clash of the competition
Having failed to clinch their sixth Champions League trophy when they succumbed to a 3-1 aggregate defeat to South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns last season, Zamalek will be hoping things would go their way this time around
The White Knights will host the Nigerian side in the first leg on Sunday at Al-Salam Stadium, before playing the second leg in Nigeria one week later
nugu Rangers’ Chairman, ‘Chairman’ Christian Chukwu, said on Wednesday that the Flying Antelopes have the go-go spirit and the tenacity to dig their feet into the ground against the ‘Mediterranean Knights’
The midfielder played an important role in helping United finish as runners up behind eventual champions, Enugu Rangers, in last season’s NPFL title race
He has the option of a three-year permanent move to the 2016 Swedish Cup champions
This was a fulfilment of the promise made by the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, during the reception of the team following their successful campaign in the 2016 NPFL season
The Pride of Rivers ran away 4-0 winners on aggregate and now face the potentially extremely difficult task of stopping Sudanese club, Al-Merrikh, a side making its 19th appearance in Africa’s premiere club competition, from reaching the group stage.
Rangers edged Algeria’s JS Saoura on away goal rule after drawing one-all away from home, before drawing 0-0 in Enugu to progress to the next round
The Pride of Rivers will host the North African team between March 10 and 12 at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium, Port Harcourt, Rivers State
The three are part of teams representing Nigeria in CAF competitions this year
The two sides battled to a scoreless draw in the first leg at the Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako on February 11
The two sides battled to a 0-0 stalemate in the first leg at the Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako on February 11
The tie is evenly-poised on a knife edge following a 0-0 draw in the first leg at the Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako last Sunday
The two sides battled to a 0-0 draw in the first leg of their preliminary round game at the Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako on Sunday, leaving the tie evenly poised on a knife edge ahead of the second leg at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium