While the Promise Keepers threw in all their energy going upfront to save their failing campaign, they were further punished in the 89th when Bashir picked up a loose ball and smashed it from distance past Iwu to put the icing on the cake for Enyimba
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Enyimba Football Club have penned a bold statement of intent at the Nigeria Professional Football League playoffs with an impressive 3-1 win over Lobi Stars at the Agege Stadium in Lagos.
Enyimba midfielder, Austin Oladapo, has set his sights on the top prize of the Nigeria Professional Football League playoffs which begins at the Agege Stadium on Tuesday (today).
Sunshine Stars Football Club of Akure on Sunday failed to break down a resilient Enyimba International of Aba in a Match Day 11 fixture of Nigeria Professional Football League.
The League Bloggers Awards has shortlisted four players and four coaches to vie for the February player and manager’s awards in the Nigeria Professional Football League.
Lagos-based MFM FC head coach, Fidelis Ilechukwu, on Monday said he was not gutted with his team’s performance in spite of the 0-2 loss to Enyimba on Sunday in Aba.
Enyimba will depart Lagos on Friday for Ivory Coast where they will take on Williamsville in Sunday’s CAF Confederation Cup match day four group fixture.
Two goals very early in the game gave the former African champions a valuable result which will serve them in good stead in the second leg match on March 18.
Ikechuckwu Ibenegbu scored the first goal in the 45th minute of the game played at the U.J. Esuene Stadium.
United started on the front foot at the UJ Esuene Stadium and should have opened the scoring in the third minute, but Emeka Ogbughu failed to reach Bolaji Sakin’s cross on the far side
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Enyimba will take on Sunshine Stars FC of Akure on Janury 15 in their Match Day 1 fixture of the new league season
It has indeed been a very difficult season for Enyimba’s class of 2015/2016. Failing to successfully defend last season’s League title and subsequently missing out on the first runner-up and second runner-up slots have left the club grasping at the straws; seeking the Federation Cup as their route to some joy as the season winds to a close
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
Enyimba and Setif have won the competition twice each, while Zamalek have been champions on five occasions
The Belgian made the assertion during his team’s last session ahead of the match day 13 date with the two time African champions
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that five more matches will be played on Wednesday for more qualifiers to emerge
In the 75th minute, Coach Paul Aigbogun introduced hero of the CAF Champions League victory over Etoile du Sahel, Mfon Udoh, for Osadiaye, but the Sunshine Stars’ defence checkmated all Enyimba’s efforts to increase the tally
The last time Enyimba played in the money-spinning group phase of the competition was in 2011
The result meant that the Promise Keepers finished on top of the standings with nine points from six matches, while Enyimba came second with eight points
Both teams would play the first leg at home between February 12 and 14, 2016, while the return leg holds two weeks later