Match Preview: Enyimba v Etoile

Remember that jingle from back in the day—the one that hyped up our CAF Champions League games and rallied the fans to flood the stadium? There was a line that always stuck with me:“…bịanụ lere, bịanụ lere Enyimba agbagbuola Bakili Bullets…”Oh, those were the glory days when we thrashed Bakili Bullets like they were nothing. But hey, that was then,…

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Yemi Olanrewaju and the biggest game of his career

Whenever he walks into a sporting complex, especially at the Enyimba Stadium, fans and friends cheer him on "star coach, star coach" and he smiles waves, sometimes in his usual dramatic way or calmly. Yemi Olanrewaju, Enyimba's coach is on the brink of doing star coach "things," Etoile Filante stands on the way though. He did not want to retire…

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Selection decisions for Yema ahead Étoile Filante + Akwa United midweek game

Enyimba's CAF Confederation Cup crucial return leg game against Burkina Faso's Étoile Filante and their Matchday 3 fixture in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) against Akwa United is just three days apart. Surely this is a concern for Enyimba head coach Yemi Olanrewaju also known as Yema as he hopes to guide his side to the group stage in…

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