{"id":145874,"date":"2023-10-24T17:28:33","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T14:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/?p=145874"},"modified":"2023-10-24T17:34:48","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T14:34:48","slug":"enyimba-wydad-second-leg-new-date-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/enyimba-wydad-second-leg-new-date-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Enyimba miss AFL trip to Casablanca, new date for Wydad second leg clash announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nigerian representatives in the African Football League (AFL), Enyimba, missed their trip to Casablanca for their second-leg clash with Wydad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enyimba, like other Nigerian teams, have always struggled when they travel to North Africa &#8211; on and off the pitch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many believe it is a tactic from the hosts to frustrate the Nigerian Champions before the two teams meet in Wednesday\u2019s second-leg clash.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We saw this coming!!<\/p>\n<p>The Enyimba FC Contingent didn\u2019t make the trip to Casablanca as earlier scheduled  after the Moroccan Authorities failed to give authorization to land for a chattered aircraft from the airport in lagos .<\/p>\n<p>The return leg is tomorrow! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y6RN1oCerV\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/Y6RN1oCerV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Festus Dada (@festusdada1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/festusdada1\/status\/1716651859950158251?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Why Enyimba have not travelled to Casablanca?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moroccan authorities are allegedly using unfair tactics against Enyimba FC ahead of the side\u2019s clash with Wydad Casablanca in the AFL.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The media manager of Enyimba FC, David Orji, made this assertion in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enyimba were supposed to have landed in the early hours of Tuesday ahead of the game on Wednesday. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, as of past midnight on Monday, 23 October, Enyimba\u2019s travelling contingent were still stranded at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos as Moroccan officials failed to give authorization to the team\u2019s chartered aircraft from the international wing of the airport to land in Casablanca.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201dThe Enyimba FC Contingent didn\u2019t make the trip to Casablanca as earlier scheduled after the Moroccan Authorities failed to issue a landed permit for a chattered aircraft from the Muritala Mohammed International Airport,&#8221; a post on the Enyimba FC verified Facebook page read.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201dAs at 00.30AM, the team has returned back to a hotel having spent 6 hours and 30 mins in the Chattered aircraft awaiting landing permit from the Moroccan Authorities for it to take off.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A clinical and composed display by Wydad AC ensured they took home an <a href=\"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/enyimba-vs-wydad-ac-match-review-african-football-league\/\">important 1-0 away victory<\/a> over Enyimba in the first leg of the African Football League played at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo on Sunday. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yahya Jabrane scored the game\u2019s only goal from the spot.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_145875\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145875\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-145875\" src=\"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ICONSPORT_73403378-1-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ICONSPORT_73403378-1-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ICONSPORT_73403378-1-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ICONSPORT_73403378-1-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ICONSPORT_73403378-1-1-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ICONSPORT_73403378-1-1-80x53.jpg 80w, https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ICONSPORT_73403378-1-1-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ICONSPORT_73403378-1-1-60x40.jpg 60w, https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ICONSPORT_73403378-1-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ICONSPORT_73403378-1-1-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ICONSPORT_73403378-1-1-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ICONSPORT_73403378-1-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ICONSPORT_73403378-1-1-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ICONSPORT_73403378-1-1-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" title=\"\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-145875\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Icon Sport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The hierarchy of the Enyimba is of the opinion that it is a deliberate plot by the Moroccan authorities and Wydad AC to frustrate the Nigerian champions from having a smooth sail into the North African country. The NPFL champions have since expressed their displeasure with the incident.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, Enyimba and Nigeria Football Federation officials have officially lodged complaints with the Confederation of African Football (CAF).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This latest development has put the second leg in serious doubt or Finidi George\u2019s side might have to arrive just a few hours before the game.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>What could happen to Finidi George and Enyimba?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enyimba\u2019s work has now been made difficult by virtue of the delay. Finidi George\u2019s men may not get the chance to train before the game on Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2022, Enyimba were also stranded during a trip to North Africa for a CAF Confederation Cup game as they had to sleep in the airport. Just a year later, the same issue has happened again in the continent\u2019s biggest competition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regardless of the state of things, it is believed that the issue will be resolved and the Nigerian champions will most likely make the trip down to Casablanca. Failure to get that, Wydad will most likely progress at the expense of Enyimba.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>CAF reschedules Wydad vs Enyimba clash<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following the Nigerian side's inability to travel to Casablanca, Morocco in the early hours of Tuesday,\u00a0 Enyimba have now received some respite ahead of their second clash with Wydad in the AFL.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The second leg fixture, which was scheduled to be played on Wednesday, 25 October, has now been shifted to Thursday, 26 October.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Update!!<\/p>\n<p>The Confederation of African Football has announced a new date for the 2nd leg of the match involving Morrocan giant Wydad Casablanca and Nigeria league champions Enyimba FC at the ongoing African Football League.<\/p>\n<p>Match Details:<\/p>\n<p>Wydad Athletic Club vs. Enyimba FC\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GbvimJ2wmq\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/GbvimJ2wmq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Enyimba FC (@EnyimbaFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EnyimbaFC\/status\/1716796696452096408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is to allow Finidi George's side ample time to acclimatize with the weather conditions before they take to the pitch for the final episode of their quarterfinal clash at Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The kick-off time remains 7PM.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerian representatives in the African Football League (AFL), Enyimba, missed their trip to Casablanca for their second-leg clash with Wydad. Enyimba, like other Nigerian teams, have always struggled when they travel to North Africa &#8211; on and off the pitch. Many believe it is a tactic from the hosts to frustrate the Nigerian Champions before [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":977,"featured_media":144679,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"no"},"categories":[1,14238],"tags":[6501],"table_tags":[],"acf":[],"modified_by":"Barend Prins","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145874"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/977"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=145874"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145874\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":145895,"href":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145874\/revisions\/145895"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/144679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=145874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=145874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=145874"},{"taxonomy":"table_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/table_tags?post=145874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}