The result of the Tuesday encounter compounded the visitors’ hope of surviving relegation in the ongoing league.
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This was after both sides failed to take advantage of playing at home in their preliminary stage, second leg encounters at Aba and Ikenne respectively.
Imade Isarenkhoe’s strike in the 23rd minute was all the Group A leaders needed to claim all the three points.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) slammed a one-year ban on Oladapo but Enyimba in a statement signed by the Club chairman Felix Anyansi-Agwu on Thursday denied the claims.
The academy made this known in a statement on Monday in Ilorin by its Country Manager, Robinson Adakosa.
The table comes after Match Day 35 fixtures played on Sunday all over the country, with some shocking results.
The Aba-based Nigerian side had needed a win to lead the group into Match Day 6, but Ahly’s win meant Wednesday’s games will now be crucial to quarterfinal qualification.
Austin Oladapo gave Enyimba the lead in the 10th minute at the Enyimba International Stadium, Aba.
The matches were played on Wednesday
Joseph Osadiaye’s 50th minute strike was defended stoutly by the People’s Elephant that nearly got a second goal on the counter even as changes made by Rangers gave the team some bite in the second half
Seven-time Nigerian league champions and highly motivated Rangers will challenge Pillars, who are still mourning the loss of their defence marshal, Chinedu Udoji, who died in an auto crash after a Match Day 9 encounter against his former club, Enyimba Internationa
Konadu lead Ghana to a 4-1 win over Nigeria, and reports from Ghana suggest talks over taking over the reins as coach of Enyimba are underway, but the club have now distanced themselves from the report.
The congratulatory message by the competition’s organisers’ spokesman, Olawale Quadri, appreciated the clubs’ achievements in the just-concluded Nigeria Professional Football League.
Azeez, who returned to the Nigeria Professional Football League mid-season to play for Shooting Stars Sports Club following the amicable resolution of his issues with Enyimba International, benefited from a well laid pass by Najeem Olukokun to blast home a right-footed shot amidst a cluster of legs of Rangers defenders.
Ogunbote said: “Calabar stadium has been our winning ground and we will continue to play hard in order to get our normal three points at home.’’