Enyimba FC of Aba this evening progressed to the next round of the CAF Champions with a 5-0 defeat of Rahimo FC of Burkina Faso. The Aba Elephants lost the first leg in Ouagadougou but bounced back with a victory today.
The game started with Enyimba searching for an early goal but met stiff resistance from the Rahimo defense.
Rahimo were reduced to 10 men in the 9th minute when Zonon Issouf were shown a straight red card for an audacious tackle on Emmanuel Ampiah.
Enyimba quickly made the advantage count as they pressed harder for a goal and were almost rewarded in the 11th minute when Bala Reuben came close to scoring but watched as his low shot went some inches off the net. In the 20th minute, Stanley Dimgba was given a fine pass from the dazzling Onuwa but he shot wide from close range.
In the 24th minute, Stanley Dimgba thought he had given Enyimba the lead through a sublime curler but the goal was ruled out for offside.
Enyimba’s goal came in the 31st minute when Bala was fouled just outside the 18-yard box and he stepped up to score from a low shot to the far left of the goalkeeper
In the second half, Stanley Okorom replaced Emmanuel Ampiah after the restart for a knock he received in the first half. Enyimba got their second goal in the 47th minute off a classic volley from Stanley Okorom outside the box.
Abdurahman Bashir came on for Samson in the 64th minute.
Enyimba pressed for more goals as Olisema’s shot in the 69th minute came off the bar.
Enyimba finally took the game off the hands of Rahimo FC when Stanley Dimgba finished off a smooth Enyimba attack with a sublime curler.
In the 86th minute, Reuben Bala scored a freekick from 35 yards.
Enyimba finally took the game off Rahimo’s hands in the 90th minute when Stanley Dimgba finished off a sumptuous assist from Okorom.