It was mixed feelings for Nigerians and South Africans as Enyimba defeated Orlando Pirates 1-0 in the final Group A match in the Caf Confederation Cup.
Fatai Osho’s men started Wednesday’s encounter in search of a win to confirm their place in the knockout stage but they found it difficult to break their South African visitors until the 95th minute.
Cyril Olisemah tapped in a late match-winning goal that fired the Nigeria Professional Football League giants to the top of Group A with nine points after six matches.
Despite the loss in Aba, Orlando Pirates qualified for the next round as the second-best team in the group with nine points after the same number of games.
In their reactions to the result, South Africans were disappointed to see the Buccaneers drop points at the Enyimba International Stadium while Nigerians are praising the resilience shown by Fatai Osho’s men.
Orlando Pirates have let it slip. Right at the death.#TotalCAFCC #CAFCC #OnceAlways pic.twitter.com/jy8zmWXKMu
— ＴＨ▲Ｂ▲ＮＧ Ｍ▲ＮＴＵＴＬＥ (@ThabangMantutle) April 28, 2021
Orlando Pirates is weak guys!!!
— Hloni (@Hloni_Hlongwa) April 28, 2021
Poor defensive from Orlando Pirates. The best way to defend is to keep ball possession. Enyimba was not a threat but Pirates player kept losing possession easily. They couldn't even make 3 touches from 75 minutes 👎
— Pensive Junior (@Gallow_13) April 28, 2021
https://twitter.com/MhlengiNgcobo13/status/1387543166362992645?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Source: Goal
