Enyimba International FC of Aba will receive a cash prize of 350,000 US dollars about N126m despite crashing out of the quarterfinal stage of the CAF Confederation Cup on Sunday in Conakry.
The Aba Elephants team lost on a 1-3 goal aggregates to Horoya of Guinea at the quarterfinal stage thus settling for the N126million being the prize money set aside for quarter final losers in the competition.
The Coach Fatai Osho tutored boys played a total of 10 games from the playoff round, wining 5 matches and scoring 15 goals, but not enough to earn them a semifinal place where 450,000 US dollars about N162million have been reserved for the losers while the eventual champions pocket 1.25M US dollars.
The Nigerian side was aware of the task at hand but failed to take first-leg advantage in Aba, seven days earlier where it played a 1-1 draw.
Strikes from Nigerian Bolaji Sakin and Boubacar Samassekou complicated matters for the Aba giants in the return leg on Sunday.
The People’s Elephant were far from their best and fell behind in the twenty-eighth minute when Sakin found the far post from the edge of the box.
The hosts eventually sealed their win six minutes from time courtesy of a Samassekou’s powerful header from Morlaya Sylla’s corner.
Horoya will now tackle Egyptian side Pyramids in the semifinal while the other semifinal will be all Moroccan affair between RS Berkane and Hassania Agadir.