Nigeria League Champions Enyimba FC will hope the historical
2004 CAF Champions League final repeats itself when they face Tunisia side,
Etoile du Sahel in the final qualifying round of the CAF Champions League.
Paul Aigbogun’s men saw off Vital’O 6-3 on aggregate to get
themselves on the threshold of a competition they last won 12 years ago.
Meanwhile, Etoile du Sahel made light work of Moroccan side,
Olympique Khouribga, grabbing a 3-1 aggregate win.
Back in 2004 though, the Aba Elephants were defending
champions and found themselves in the final against a group stage foe. Etoile
du Sahel had got the better of the 2003 champions taking 4 points from Okey
Emordi’s side and topping their group.
However, the Aba Elephants returned more resolute in the
final and after a 3-3 tie over the two legs, Enyimba won on penalties to become
the second ever team to successfully defend the title.
Over the years, that story of Enyimba’s gallantry had almost
become a myth with their hiatus from competition proper stretching 5 seasons.
However, in the weekend commencing 8-10 of April, both
Enyimba and Etoile will reignite their rivalry in the competition and perhaps
they’ll settle a folklore score.
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