Nigeria’s representative in the CAF Champions League, Enyimba are through to the next round of 2020-2021 CAF Champions League.
Enyimba saw off challenge from Burkina base side Rahimo FC at the Enyimba stadium to book their ticket in the next round of the competition on Sunday.
The People’s Elephant went into the second leg of the encounter at the back 1- 0 first away win in the first leg played in Ouagadougou last weekend, and it took them second half to hit the back of the net.
Captain Austin Oladapo scored from 25 yards to give the Aba Elephants the lead in the 60th minute.
However the visitors hit back with goal of their own in the 75th minute through Ware.
Enyimba were reduced to ten men after Imo Obot was given his marching order in the 94th minute.
Enyimba will now take on Sudanese side, Al Merrikh in the next round of the competition and the winner of the two legged match goes into the lucrative group phase of the competition.
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