Monday, 17 May 2021: Enyimba Football Club were walloped 4-1 by Egyptian side Pyramids in the first leg of their quarter-final tie on Sunday at the Air Defence Stadium, Cairo.

The People’s Elephant are now in an uneasy position in their quest to progress to the next phase of the CAF Confederation Cup.
The country’s flag bearers suffered the heavy defeat despite scoring a goal in the first minute on Sunday’s tie.

Coach Fatai Osho’s men made a promising start when Victor Mbaoma shot them into the lead a few seconds after the blast of the whistle.

Unfortunately, instead of building on that bright start, Enyimba fell like a pack of cards afterward against their highly tactical opponents.

Ramadan Sobhi got the equaliser for Pyramids in the 15th minute and the first half ended 1-1.

However, things went south for Enyimba in the second half where they conceded three cheeky goals. Abdallah El-Saed was on target four minutes into the second half before Ibrahim Adel found the back of the net in the 58th and 66th minutes.

The 4-1 win has given the Pyramids a massive advantage heading into the second leg in Aba.

As it stands, Peoples’ elephant as Enyimba widely known will need a minimum of 3-0 victory if they are to progress into the semi-final ahead of their Egyptian opponents.