Champions League: Remo Stars, Enyimba continue our poor performances on the continent
Champions League: Remo Stars, Enyimba continue our poor performances on the continent
Nigeria Premier Football League side Remo Stars started their campaign in the CAF champions league on a losing note to their Ghanaian counterpart Medeama SC who beat them 1-0 at the Cape Coast Stadium in Accra, Ghana in the first round, first leg tie.
The Nigeria’s representatives got to Ghana on Saturday brimming with confidence and it shows in their game at the Cape Coast Stadium but they lowered their guard and allowed their host to score through Sowah in the 20th minute of the encounter.
They were able to hold their own in the game until late in the second half when Sowah netted the only goal of the game.
Remo Stars worked extra hard to equalise the game in the second half but the host did enough to nullify all their threats as the game ended 1-0 in favour of Medeama SC.
Remo Stars will need to score two unreplied goals in the second leg slated for Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne this weekend if they want to progress into the next round of the competition.
Elsewhere, Nwankwo Kanu’s tenure as Enyimba FC Chairman, began on a shaky start on Sunday as the two-time champions lost 4-3 against Libya’s Al Ahli Benghazi in the qualification round of the CAF Champions League .
The People’s Elephant conceded some outrageous goals away against the Libyan team, thereby creating the impression that they are not likely to make any appreciable impact in the continent this season.
Finidi George’s wards shot into the lead barely three minutes into the game when Mbaoma Chijioke got on the scorers’ sheet.
Five minutes later, the hosts cancelled Enyimba’s edge. In the heat of trying to restore the lead, Imoh Obot conceded an own goal to give Benghazi advantage. Enyimba again levelled as Eze Ekwutoziam got the second goal for the former Nigerian champions.
The ding dong game was not over as two more goals by Benghazi ensured that the same Libyan team that Enyimba rode to kick off their Group A 2020/21 CAF Confederation Cup campaign on a flying note got the advantage going into the second leg fixture next week in Aba.
