Fans of Enyimba FC have been left disgruntled as Botola Pro League outfit Wydad Casablanca defeats NPFL giants in Uyo npflupdates.com reports.
Enyimba today Sunday 22 October, 2023, failed to win its first ever tie in the recently inaugurated African Football League AFL, against Wydad Casablanca.
The Peoples’ Elephant were beaten by its North African opponents, and of course denting it’s hope of progressing to the next round of the competition.
Also read: CAF To Pay Enyimba 1 Billion For African Football League
Wydad through its Captain Yahya Jabrane scored the first, and only goal of the fixture in the 40th minute from a spot-kick. After trailing behind its opponent in the first half, the Finidi George’s boys tried to restore parity in the second half. But the former CAF Champions League winners, stood their grounds, and held their positions go earn the important maximum points.
Enyimba will now have to overturn the defeat and beat Wydad by at least 2-0 when they travel to Casablanca next week for the reverse fixture, so they can stand a chance of making it to the semi-final.
Meanwhile, the predictions of Wydad Casablanca Captain Yahya Jabrane, has come to past. Yahya in a pre-match press conference told journalists his team are in Nigeria go to beat the current Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) champions.
What Jabrane said about beating Enyimba in Uyo
“We are happy and proud to be here as the first and only team from Morocco,” Yahya Jabrane told a press conference as quoted by Daily Post Nigeria.
“We are ready for the game here in Nigeria and in Casablanca and we will put in everything to win.
Also read: Enyimba Gets Inspiring Message From Peseiro Ahead Of AFL
“It’s a big league, all teams are good and we are ready to give our best. We have the potential to get a good result against Enyimba.”
