Nigerian champions Enyimba suffer early elimination from CAF Champions League

By Wale Mustapha

Nigeria Premier Football League champions Enyimba have suffered early elimination from the 2023/2024 CAF Champions League after playing a goaless draw against Ahli Benghazi from Libya in Aba on Sunday.

The Peoples’ Elephants had earlier suffered 4-3 defeat in the first leg played last weekend in Benghazi and required any mind of win in the normal time to secure passage to next round.

However, things did not turned out as expected for the two-time winners of the Africa’s most coveted club trophy as they labored through the match and failed to break their visitors.

George Finidi’s boys were no doubt the better side of the match with their total dominance but left to rue their missed opportunities that came begging from the likes of Joseph Atule and Chijioke Mbaoma.

The reigning NPFL winners will not have a second chance to try out in the CAF Confederations Cup following a change in the tournament’s rules.

Following their early elimination, Enyimba will shift their focus to the domestic league as they will need to successfully defend the title to stand a chance of playing in the CAF Champions League again.