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  • Enyimba change hotel for Anges ploy

    Enyimba change hotel for Anges ploy

    • Camp officials at Montaniato City Hotel

     • Players lodge at unspecified abode

     

    Nigeria’s Enyimba left the hotel reserved for them in the late hours of Friday after the place provided by Anges de Notse for the upkeep of the Aba giants’ players and officials was well below the minimum requirements.

    The so-called hotel accommodation turned out to be a Conference Centre with the name Centre De Conference -CSI Afrique at an area over 45 minutes away from Lome, the country’s capital.

    After having a long meeting with the Match Commissioner, Lewis Laiye from Ghana who also came to see the state of the place provided in company of the owner of Anges de Notse and some officials of the Togolese Football Federation both clubs had a heated deliberation and couldn’t reach a compromise for many hours.

    Enyimba’s grouse was the state of the facilities at the accommodation provided by Anges besides the fact that it was far from town. They added that the Conference Centre has no cafeteria and without adequate security to protect the lives and property of the visitors.

    After much discussion, it was agreed upon that Enyimba officials should relocate to another hotel in addition to the initial arrangements made for the players who were delayed for over four hours at the Muritala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos before they eventually took off around 2.15pm Nigerian time.

    The officials later settled for Montaniato Hotel but before they left the Conference Centre a mild drama ensued between Enyimba and the hosts when they brought food cooked elsewhere for dinner. It was agreed that the food should not be touched because it came very late and was prepared other than the cooks at where they were provided. The food came in at around 10.45pm local time (11.45pm in Nigeria). It came at about the time the officials were about leaving for another hotel and they had to snub it. Besides, the food arrangement was also frowned at by Enyimba’s officials.

    The officials had branched at a restaurant in the heart of Lome before they finally drove to the new hotel where they slept.

     

  • Anges de Notsè plot Enyimba upset

    Anges de Notsè trainer, Jean-Francois Losciuto is still livid at his side’s 1-3 loss to six-time Nigerian champions, Enyimba International FC after the two sides clashed in a first leg, preliminary round CAF Champions League game in Aba last Sunday.

    The Togolese champions looked on course for an unlikely 1-0 win at the Enyimba International Stadium until late goals from Sibi Gwar and Kingsley Sokari rendered Vincent Orode’s first half strike academic.

    Losciuto who insists Orode’s effort in Aba could prove decisive in the eventual outcome of the tie however continues to rue “mistakes” made by his unheralded charges in the first leg.

    “We defended with our hearts (in Aba). It was very difficult for us against an Enyimba side that was very organised.

    “I was very disappointed in what happened in the final five minutes of (the first leg). We made some mistakes,” Locciuto exclusively told supersport.com.

    The Belgian trainer believes the second leg at the 1,000 capacity Stade Anges de Notsè in Togo on Sunday will be a completely different affair compared to the first leg and believes his side will come off trumps against the two-time African champions.

    “We are going to put things together for the second leg. Thank God we were able to score an away goal in the first leg. It was very important.

    “We will see how things go in the second leg. The second leg will be a very different game,” he said.

  • Champions League: Togolese club plans Enyimba upset

    Champions League: Togolese club plans Enyimba upset

    Anges de Notsè trainer, Jean-Francois Losciuto, is still angry at his side’s 1-3 loss to six-time Nigerian champions, Enyimba International FC, in last Sunday’s CAF Champions League tie played in Aba.

    The Togolese champions looked on course for an unlikely victory at the Enyimba International Stadium until late goals from Sibi Gwar and Kingsley Sokari rendered Vincent Orode’s first half strike academic.

    Losciuto who insists Orode’s effort in Aba could prove decisive in the eventual outcome of the tie however continues to rue “mistakes” made by his unheralded charges in the first leg.

    “We defended with our hearts (in Aba). It was very difficult for us against an Enyimba side that was very organised.

    “I was very disappointed with what happened in the final five minutes of (the first leg). We made some mistakes,” Locciuto told supersport.com.

    The Belgian trainer believes the second leg at the 1,000 capacity Stade Anges de Notsè in Togo on Sunday will be a completely different affair compared to the first leg and believes his side will triumph against the two-time African champions.

    “We are going to put things together for the second leg. Thank God we were able to score n away goal in the first leg. It was very important.

    “We will see how things go in the second leg. The second leg will be a very different game,” he said.

     

  • Champions League: Togolese side’s Nigerian striker warns Enyimba

    Champions League: Togolese side’s Nigerian striker warns Enyimba

    Anges de Notse’s Nigerian striker, Vincent Orode, has warned Enyimba not to celebrate yet after a 3-1 first leg win over the Togolese champions in a CAF Champions League game, supersport.com.

    The Togolese stunned the packed Enyimba International Stadium in Aba when they opened scoring in 37th minute through Camara Cheik.

    However, Sibi Gwar drew Enyimba level on 83 minutes, before Kingsley Sokari gave “The People’s Elephant” the lead two minutes later.

    Gwar then completed his brace in the 90th minute.

    However, former Jigawa Golden Stars striker Orode has warned Enyimba it will be a different ball game in Togo.

    “We can still turn the table against Enyimba,” said Orode.

    “Nothing stops us from beating Enyimba in Lome. If they can beat us here, we can do the same in the return leg, so it’s not over yet.”

    He blamed a loss in concentration for the two quick goals the team conceded in Aba.

    “We were punished for loss of concentration. And Enyimba is a more experienced side. You know this is our first outing in an international competition,” he said.