Posted by By Tony Ubani on
Enyimba Football Club of Aba yesterday broke the jinx surrounding their inability to win the Coca-Cola FA Cup by outscoring their opponents, Lobi Stars of Makurdi 6-5 on penalties at the Liberation Stadium in Port Harcourt to lift the 2005 edition of the competition.
* beat Lobi 6-5 (pen)
Enyimba Football Club of Aba yesterday broke the jinx surrounding their inability to win the Coca-Cola FA Cup by outscoring their opponents, Lobi Stars of Makurdi 6-5 on penalties at the Liberation Stadium in Port Harcourt to lift the 2005 edition of the competition.
Both sides had settled for 1-1 draw after full and extra time with no victor and the resultant penalty shoot saw them picking their goals until old war horse Duke Udi fluffed his to deny Lobi coach, Tunde Disu the opportunity to lead the Benue champions to another FA victory.
With the loss the Lobi boys missed the Naira rain promised them by the Benue State government while Enyimba made good their promise to add the FA Cup to the Globacom Premier League which they are on the way to winning after losing out to Dolphin of Port Harcourt last year.
Despite losing the title to Enyimba, Lobi are expected to represent the country in the 2006 Confederations Cup since the Aba side would play in the most lucrative and prestigious CAF Champions League which they failed to win three times in a row after losing out in the group stage to Raja Casablanca.