Enyimba have qualified for the
semi-finals of the Federation Cup after beating Nasarawa United 1-0 in
one of the quarter-finals at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abeokuta on
Wednesday.
The lone goal, scored by Bobby Kingsley
in the 48th minute, brought alive an otherwise dull game from both sides
as the fans began to shout for more.
Enyimba coach, Imama Amakapabo, said the Aba team suffered from fatigue after being on the road for too long.
“It was a satisfactory game because we
were expecting our opponents to be tough. We clashed recently in a
league game and we knew the challenge they gave us then,” Amakapabo said
after the game.
“What you see today (Wednesday) is not a
bad performance from the players because they’ve been on the road for
awhile and this has resulted in fatigue. We will leave here again to
play another league game this weekend.”
Nasarawa United goalkeeper, Dami Paul,
admitted their opponents deserved to be winners of the encounter, saying
the missed chances from his teammates could have made the difference.
“Enyimba have quality players, and they
played with determination. We were not bad too but we lost several
opportunities to change the game,” Paul said.
In another match of the day, Heartland
failed to defend their title after falling to Akwa United 5-4 in a
penalty shootout in Kaduna. David Tyagase had put the Naze Millionaires
ahead in the first half but Akwa United fought back to get an equaliser
through Ini Akpan in the second half.
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