Nigeria
CAF Confed. Cup representatives, Warri Wolves have concluded plans to arrive in
the Congolese town of Dolisie on Thursday for the play-off, first leg against AC
Leopards on Sunday.
A
30-man contingent will travel aboard an Ethiopian Airline aircraft from the
Murtala Muhammed International Airport and transit in Addis Ababa before flying
to Dolisie, a city with which a couple of Nigerian teams are familiar.
Leopards
eliminated Nigerian teams Heartland FC and Kano Pillars from continental club
competitions some years ago, albeit on the away goals rule, and will be
confident hosting the Warri boys.
The
Congolese team was eliminated from this year’s CAF Champions League by Smouha
of Egypt – incidentally the same Egyptian side that eliminated Nigerian
representatives Enyimba FC.
Wolves
have an impressive record in this year’s competition, winning five of their six
matches and drawing the other – 0-0 against Dedebit FC away in Ethiopia after a
2-0 first leg win.
In the
preliminary round, the Paul Aigbogun boys pipped Racing Club Bobo-Dioulasso 1-0
in Burkina Faso and then swept to a three-goal win in the return. In the second
round, they edged FC Etancheite of Democratic Republic of Congo 2-1 in Warri
before winning 1-0 in Kinshasa.
The
Nigerian flag-bearers prepared for this weekend’s clash by hitting Nasarawa
United 4-1 in a Glo Premier League Week 8 match at the Warri City Stadium on
Sunday.
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