Enyimba International Football Club of Aba on Wednesday crashed out of the 2020/2021 CAF Champions League in the second preliminary round.

Their elimination was in spite of recording a 2-1 home win against Sudan’s Al-Merreikh in their second leg clash in Aba.

Enyimba’s 3-0 loss away to Al-Merreikh means the Sudanese club progresses into the group stage 4-2 on aggregate.

Saif Terry’s hat-trick had handed the visiting side a commanding 3-0 first leg triumph inside Al-Merreikh Stadium in Omdurman some days ago.

Enyimba therefore left themselves a hill to climb to secure the ticket to the next round of the competition over the 21-times Sudan Premier League winners.

But they were hit by another early setback after Terry put the visitors ahead barely eight minutes into the encounter.

The visitors’ lead however lasted for just six minutes, after Victor Mbaoma tapped home the much-needed equaliser for Enyimba.

Mbaoma then scored his second goal of the game and the winner from the penalty kick spot four minutes into the second half.

But the slim 2-1 victory was not enough to see the hosts through to the group stage.

Enyimba will now compete in the CAF Confederation Cup where losers in the CAF Champions League’s second preliminary round drop into.

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