Sunday, 19 February 2017

Wikki Tourists crash out of CAF Confederation Cup

Wikki Tourists have crashed out of this year's CAF Confederation Cup despite recording a 1-0 win against Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) at the Abubarkar Tafawa Balewa Stadium, Bauchi on Sunday.

Mohammad Baba Ganaru tutored-side had suffered a 2-0 defeat at the Wusum Sports Stadium, Makeni last week and hope to turn things around to book a passage to the next stage of the competition. But Mustapha Ibrahim’s lone strike in Bauchi was not enough to guarantee their passage to the first round stage.

The Big Elephnats started the must-win encounter brightly with possessions but Abubakar Lawal missed an opportunity to put the host ahead from the spot in the opening 20 minutes.

However, Ibrahim wasted no time firing the Bauchi based side in front in the 58th minute in the second stanza.


In the last 15 minutes, Wikki pressed hard for another goal in bid to drag the match into an extra-time but the visitors defended tirelessly to earn progress with a 2-1 aggregate win.

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