The hope of a possible third Caf Champions League triumph for Enyimba and by extension, Nigeria, was extinguished over the weekend in Omdurman.
After a barren draw in the first leg of the first round tie in Aba, where the People’s Elephant failed to make their domestic and numerical advantage count, coach Usman Abd’Allah’s men were edged out by Al-Hillal through a solitary goal later described as ‘stupid’ by the Enyimba manager.
Painful as that might be, the only consolation for the two-time African champions is that they will get another shot at winning a Caf competition this season by competing in the second-tier Confederation Cup.