It’s advantage Enyimba in the qualification round
for the group stage of CAF Champions league as they shot down Etoile du Sahel
of Tunisia 3-0 in Port Harcourt.
Thanks to the hat trick by striker, Mfon Udoh.
Udoh scored against the Tunisians in the 9th, 57th
and 80th minutes to secure a vital win for his side in the match played at the
Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt.
The Technical Adviser of Enyimba International
Football Club, Paul Aigbogun, commended said
Udoh`s work rate was great and did well to score the three goals.
“It’s an amazing feat and this puts his goal tally
in the Champions League to seven. He is a good player, though it took a while
for him to come back to form. It looks like he has God`s grace in the Champions
League,”
Aigbogun said the victory by his side was through
hard work and team work.
“ Our aim was to win the game, but to win by three
goals and not concede a goal is very important and I think that an unbeatable
advantage we have here,” he said.
“ We will work hard and by God`s grace, we will go
through,” he said.
Enyimba`s three goal hero, Udoh, said it was a
difficult match though his team were the underdogs.
“ It was a difficult match. If truth be told, we
were the underdogs, but in football, impossibility is nothing,” he said.
He said this was his first hat trick in professional
football and was happy it came in a Champions League match.
“ My aspiration is to see my team win the CAF
Champions League and we promise to keep the Nigerian flag flying; we will not
disappoint Nigerians,” he said.
Etoile Du Sahel coach, Faouzi Benzeite, declined to
be interviewed.
The team`s striker, Ahmed Akaichi, was given the red
card in the 73rd minute
