It has been a turbulent start to the 2023-24 NPFL for reigning Champions, Enyimba who began title defence with a 2-0 loss away to Gombe United last weekend.
The People’s Elephant have not been fantastic in their build up to the season with losses to FC One Rocket, Rivers United.
Akwa United have not always been easy meat for Enyimba in the past three seasons. Enyimba were held to a goalless draw at home last season a solitary goal was all they could muster two seasons ago. In the 2021-2022 season, the Aba giants were leading for the most part of the game, before conceding a late goal to end 1-1.
He said it was hard to tell why they crashed out in the first round of the CAF Champions League despite putting in so much effort to correct the first leg mistakes. Akwa United on their part are also struggling after playing two games without a win. With new coach, Fatai Osho in the saddle, the Promise Keepers were flogged 5-3 by Bayelsa United on penultimate Saturday season’s opener. Last weekend, they played goalless against newly promoted Sporting Lagos.
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