Abia Warriors Win Will Boost Enyimba's Confidence Ahead Mamelodi Sundowns Clash- Ibenegbu

Enyimba's Ikechukwu Ibenegbu has said that his side's 1-0 win over city rivals, Abia Warriors was an indication that they NPFL defending champions are battle ready for their next CAF champion league foe, Mamelodi Sundowns.

Dare Ojo's 4th minute strike gave Paul Aigbogun's men all three points in the encounter, which was described as a tough one by the former Warri Wolves attacking midfielder in the Nigeria Professional Football League rescheduled match day 12 oriental clash at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt.

Ibenegbu said the win will help to prepare and toughen his side for the Caf Champions League clash against the South African side next Wednesday in Pretoria.

"Of course, the encounter is a local derby and you do not expect anything less than a tough challenge."

"We scored the match winner in the fourth minute and nobody else was able to score any more goals, confirming that the clash was truly tight and tough."

"Abia Warriors gave us good fight and may have indirectly hardened and prepared us for the challenges at Mamelodi Sundowns."

"That’s why we are really happy with the hard-fought victory as we have not been experiencing victory in our recent matches."

"The win has boosted our confidence to go for outright victory in the Caf Champions League clash against Mamelodi Sundowns," said the former Heartland and Warri Wolves playmaker to supersport

Enyimba are expected to head off to South Africa at the weekend to confront the South African champions in Wednesday’s group matchday 2 clash in Pretoria,moping to bounce back from their 0-1 defeat to an Egyptian side, Zamalek SC while Sundowns stunned Algerian opponents ES Setif 2-0 in Algiers.

The top-flight win against Warriors takes Enyimba’s total earnings to 34 from a possible 66 with a game to spare against Sunshine Stars. Supersport