The smiling and relaxed faces of those on bench of Al Ahly said it all. They were generally laughing away and exuding optimism of what lies ahead in a fortnight when the return leg of their CAF Champions League semi final tie against Enyimba is played.
Enyimba
Al Ahly, the great Egyptian club, rated by the continent’s soccer ruling body, as the best club in Africa, had taken one mighty step towards reaching their third consecutive Champions League final appearance after holding an underperforming Enyimba to a barren draw in Aba on Sunday.
It was a match which the two-time Champions League winners knew that they had to win with many goals to stand any realistic chance of advancing to the final but which at the end of regulation time, they failed to nick in a goal and consequently hand the advantage to Ah Ahly, who it is on record, have the most Champions League trophies than any other side on the African continent.
Coming into this tricky tie, the odds were against Enyimba getting it right given the shambolic way they have been playing on the continent. Thought they have won all three of their home games in the group stage, their form away from home has been disastrous, something not worth taking home.
They lost all three of their away matches, the first was a 3-2 defeat against Sudan’s Al Hilal, followed by 3-0 mauling by TP Mazembe of Congo Democratic Republic and another humiliating 3-0 bashing by Coton Sport of Cameroon.
They barely managed to scrape into the semifinal stage against an inform Ah Ahly side, who from the tone of yesterday’s match, were playing for a draw, which they got, without dropping a sweat. Their goalkeeper was on holiday as Enyimba’s players, comprising John Owoeri, Ezenwa, Opara, Ajibade, were scrambling about, without troubling the opposition’s defence.
While the Egyptians, appeared content keeping the ball in their half, baiting their foes, Enyimba were huffing and coughing without being decisive. The Nigerians now have a gargantuan task of upsetting the apple cart when they travel to Cairo to play the second leg in a 60 000 capacity stadium.From what they showed in their last three away trips, the coach Maurice Cooreman-tinkered Enyimba team might
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