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Enyimba coach, Fatai Osho said he’s aware Al Merrikh are a difficult team to beat, but confident the team will triumph.
The two times CAF Champions League winners will slug it out with the Sudanese side in the first-leg of the final qualifying round of the competition today.
Speaking ahead of the game, Osho described Al Merrikh as a dangerous opponent.
“It won’t come easy, we’re quite aware of that. Al Merrikh – they are a very good side, a well-known team in Africa, just like Enyimba.
“So, it’s going to be a very tough battle and we are quite aware of this and we’re really preparing towards it,” he said.
Enyimba will be hoping to be second time lucky against a Sudanese opponent in the competition, after the were knocked out by Al Hilal at this same stage last year.
In a related development, world football governing body, FIFA has banned Al Merreikh from signing new players.
FIFA confirmed the ban in a statement released on their website after the Sudanese club was found guilty of owing ex-Brazilian player, Marcos de Santos Moraes unpaid wages.
