Match Report
Both sides brought 9 points into this one — Enyimba 2nd, Orlando Pirates 1st. Enyimba ranked just 10th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. In league terms the two rates read 1/1.33 for Enyimba and 0.83/0.33 for Orlando Pirates (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 0.9.
Orlando Pirates carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this. Enyimba had banked 5 of the last 15 points on offer; Orlando Pirates, 11.
The venue was Enyimba International Stadium in Aba, with room for 25,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.