By Daily Sports on December 29, 2021

The Confederations of African Football (CAF) on Tuesday omitted the name of Enyimba FC International during the draws for the group stage of the 2021/22 Confederations Cup.

During the draws conduct­ed at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Enyimba’s play­off round foes, Al-Ittihad, were placed in Group B alongside Algeria’s JS Saoura and South Africa’s Orlando Pirates.

The last spot in the group was reserved for the aggregate winner of the tie between Alge­ria’s JS Kabylie and Eswatini’s Royal Leopards.

This development effective­ly ends Enyimba’s continental challenge this season despite winning all three games.

The Aba Elephants defeat­ed Senegalese side Diambars home and away for a 4-0 aggre­gate win in the previous round.

Enyimba’s troubles began when coronavirus-related travel issues stopped them from honouring their first leg fixture Al-Ittihad in Libya.

They, however, outclassed their opponents 2-0 in the sec­ond leg at the Enyimba Inter­national Stadium in Aba on December 5.

Enyimba then petitioned CAF to either cancel their out­standing clash against the Liby­ans or have it played anywhere outside the country.

But CAF later ruled in fa­vour of Al Ittihad, constructing Enyimba to honour the return fixture in Benghazi on Decem­ber 19.

Al Ittihad then performed a walkover when Enyimba did not show up for the game, ignoring the two-time African champions’ requests for a date shift.

CAF has now endorsed the Libyans’ move with the omission of Enyimba from Tuesday’s draws, leaving the Elephants hunting for glory in the domestic competitions.

The George Finidi-led side has won their first two games in the 2021/22 NPFL season, beating Abia Warriors 2-1 on the opening weekend before edging Rangers 1-0 away on Boxing Day. (Daily Independent)

•PHOTO: Enyimba players with heads bowed

Source Daily Sports

Posted December 29, 2021

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