CAFCC: Pyramids FC Thrashes Enyimba 4-1 In Cairo
Pyramids FC came from a goal down to thrash Nigeria’s Enyimba 4-1 in the first leg of the Total CAF Confederation Cup quarter final in Cairo on Sunday.
Enyimba’s Victor Mbaoma broke the deadlock after 53 seconds, taking advantage of a goalkeeping mess from Sheriff Ekramy. The shot stopper attempted to play some fancy footwork to evade Mbaoma, but the forward pinched the ball from under his feet and scored.
Pyramids however went back on level terms before halftime thanks to another blunder at the back. Enyimba defender Nelson Ogbonnaya attempted to make a turn at the edge of the box and Ramadan Sobhi took the ball of him and cooly slotted the ball into an empty net after gliding past the goalkeeper.
In the second half, Pyramids stepped up and took th lead just after four minutes when skipper Said planted the ball into the bottom left off a Sobhi lay off.
In the 58th minute, the Pyramids extended its lead with a brilliant goal. Substitute Ibrahim Adel scored with a well taken overhead kick when he adjusted his body superbly to connect to an Ahmed Fathy cross from the right.
The hosts sealed the victory in the 66th minute when Adel completed his brace to make it 4-1 after Sobhi played him through when the Enyimba defense struggled to clear a ball.
Pyramids FC have one foot in the final four ahead of next week’s reverse fixture in Aba.
