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[size=14pt]Enyimba Stoned During Training In Sousse[/size]

20 Apr 2016
CAF Champions League,

By Babatunde Koiki In Sousse, Tunisia:

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Enyimba International Football club had their first feel of the turf of the Olympic Stadium in Sousse, venue of their Wednesday's CAF Champions League second round, second leg tie against Etoile du Sahel, but the team arrived at the stadium at 7:00pm to a tense and particularly hostile atmosphere, Completesportsnigeria.com reports.

A number of home fans lined the route into the pitch, hurling insults at the players and officials in French, Arabic and English. When the players started warming up, a dozen fans invaded the pitch in an attempt to disrupt the training and the filming of events before they were escorted off the pitch by the police.

Not done, rocks were hurled at the players during their warm up with Enyimba players fleeing for safety. Calm was later restored when more security men arrived and some of the erring fans were escorted from the stadium.

"It's because they are running scared,"  Enyimba chairman Felix Anyansi Agwu told Completesportsnigeria.com.

"They are condemned to score four unreplied goals in order to qualify. The fear of impending failure is making their fans act in such a manner. But by the grace of God, we will be victorious in spite of their antics."

[size=14pt]CAF Cup: Etoile abandon Enyimba in Tunisia[/size]

On April 19, 2016 In Sports

OFFICIALS of Etoile Sportive du Sahel of Tunisia have abandoned Enyimba FC of Aba as the Nigerian team arrived Tunisia for the CAF Champions League second leg against them in Sousse, Tunisia on Wednesday.

Enyimba won the first leg in Port Harcourt, Nigeria by 3 – 0, but the Peoples Elephants, who arrived Tunisia on Monday ready for the return leg are going through torrid times in Tunisia.

Enyimba Chairman, Felix Anyansi Agwu, who disclosed this exclusively, said Etoile officials picked them up at the airport several hours after they had arrived the country.

He said the bus provided for them deliberately detoured from the normal route to their hotel just to wear out the Enyimba players and ensure they did not train later as they had planned.

He said, shortly after the bus dropped them off at their hotel, the vehicle was withdrawn; which forced the Nigerian team to hire taxis before they could go out to train.

Anyansi told HotSports.tv that the Tunisian team have also changed the time for the match, which was earlier billed for 6pm local time to 7pm without the knowledge of CAF.

“We are used to all their antics.   I am only surprised that they still employ this unwholesome attitude just to win a match.

“We anticipated all that and had arranged for our accommodation, training ground and even opted to stay in Monastir rather than in Sousse before departing Nigeria.

“When they came to Nigeria, they opted to stay in Port Harcourt rather than in Aba, yet we provided them with all the necessary facilities they needed to be comfortable.

“We are not deterred by their efforts to frustrate us.   Our players are in high spirit and ready for this match,” Anyansi said.

He said they will make their observation in the sudden change in time known to CAF, but will nonetheless go ahead to honour the game irrespective of the shift.

holicalpha:
If is was the white I would say Racism.... Maybe this is bad....really bad.