Godswill Akpabio Stadium in the Nigerian city of Uyo will host a strong confrontation that brings together… Egyptian Club And Enyimba of Nigeria, in the fifth round of the group stage of the twenty-second edition of the tournament Confederation African.
The club is occupied Egyptian Second place in its group with 5 points, behind leaders Zamalek with 8 points, followed by the Black Bulls and Enyimba with 4 points for each team, which ignites the struggle for the second qualification card, and Al-Masry needs to win the last two rounds to decide its qualification without waiting for the results of the competitors. Al-Masry is scheduled to go out to face Enyimba in Nigeria, then return to face the Black Bulls in Cairo. Tonight’s match is considered a bottleneck for the Port Said team. In the event of a win, Al-Masry guarantees its qualification to a large extent. Quarter-finals.
Al-Masry’s journey in the group stage
The Egyptian club began its campaign in the group stage by defeating Enyimba of Nigeria with a score of 2-0, then tied away from home with the Black Bulls of Mozambique with a score of 1-1, before losing to Zamalek with a score of 1-0, then tied 0-0 in the fourth round with Zamalek.
Enyimba’s Nigerian career
Nigerian Enyimba began their CAF Confederation Cup campaign with a defeat against Al-Masry in Cairo with a score of 2-0, then tied at home with Zamalek with a score of 2-2, before losing to the Black Bulls with a score of 3-0, and in the fourth round Enyimba beat the Black Bulls with a score of 4 -1.
The Referees Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) appointed the refereeing crew charged with managing the Al-Masry and Enyimba match. The crew, which belongs to the State of Somalia, is led by the arena referee, Omar Abdelkader Artan, along with the first assistant referee, “Suleiman Bashir,” and the second assistant referee, “Ali Mahmoud Mohamed.” While Ahmed Hassan Hussein assumes the duties of the fourth referee.