Mazembe, who carried an important away goal from the first leg, which ended 1-1 at Stade Mustapha Tchaker El Bouleida, Blida, last weekend, needed a barren draw or a simple win to secure the maiden championship, however, they were leaving nothing to chance
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Rangers beat El-Kanemi of Maiduguri 4-0 on Sunday to win the Nigeria Professional Football League diadem since 1984, when they won the trophy last
Aigbogun disclosed this after Enyimba defeated Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa 3-1 in a group B CAF Champions League match played at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt, Rivers State
The Egyptians came into the game with a notable advantage, both in hosting the clash and having beaten their Nigerian opponents 1-0 in Port Harcourt in the teams’ first group meeting back in June
The Aba Millionaires, who had earlier lost at home to Egyptian giants, Zamalek, failed to improve their standing on the log
It was reported recently that the Algerian side faced elimination after the scenes that marred Masandawana’s 3-0 win in Setif last week, with fans storming the pitch before the final whistle had been blown
The 40,000-capacity Adokieye Amiesiamaka Stadium in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, will host Sunday’s (today) titanic soccer battle between the two sides, who have between them seven triumphs in the premier continental club championship
Enyimba and Setif have won the competition twice each, while Zamalek have been champions on five occasions
In the second leg match of their final qualification round fixture in the competition, the two-time African champions lost 0-3 to hosts, Etoile Sportive du Sahel
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that five more matches will be played on Wednesday for more qualifiers to emerge
The last time Enyimba played in the money-spinning group phase of the competition was in 2011
Both teams would play the first leg at home between February 12 and 14, 2016, while the return leg holds two weeks later
Pillars swept aside Al Malakia of South Sudan 3-0 in Kano on Saturday, for a 5-0 aggregate win, while Moghreb edged C.O.B. of Mali 3-2 on aggregate to be eligible
The four-time Nigerian champions will now play against the winners of the match-up between Tetouan of Morocco and Olympique de Bamako of Mali in the next round of the competition in mid-March
The first half saw Pillars dominating possession, but they lacked the cutting edge to score
The People’s Elephant won the second leg by a lone goal in Bamako, Mali on Saturday but they were ousted on away goal rules as it ended 2-2 on aggregate
The club’s Chairman, Felix Anyansi Agwu, on arrival in Mali told the players not to dwell on their first leg defeat but to instead focus on advancing to the second round of the competition
Poor defending cost the homers the lead as Mohammed Cisse grabbed an equaliser for the Malian club on the 64th minute of the encounter
The Angels took their one-goal lead into the break but Ifeanyi Ede, Abdulrahman Bashir and Kingsley Sokari were all guilty of missing scoring chances for Enyimba in the first 45 minutes
The Congolese club shot into the lead through Firmin Mubele Ndombe in the 11th minute