Ghana striker John Antwi and his Pyramids FC team have qualified for the Confederation Cup semi-finals after coming on top against their Nigerian hosts Enyimba FC in the quarter-finals, with a victory in Egypt and a draw in Nigeria.
The Blues went to Nigeria with a major advantage after their showdown on the June 30 Stadium which ended with the Egyptian side’s 4-1 victory.
Enyimba started strong in the second leg, and tried to score an early goal to make their mission easier, but Ahmed El-Shennawy had a brilliant performance between the sticks.
Just after the half-hour mark, in the 33rd minute of the game, Ibrahim Adel broke the deadlock when he took advantage of the Nigerian defense miss pass and scored a long-range shot that found its way to the back of the net.
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Even after the frustrating goal to the hosts, the pressure kept on increasing and things got worse with the unfortunate injury to El-Shennawy, the goalkeeper was substituted in the 37th minute.
Two minutes later, Enyimba equalized from another great long-shot to the left of Ekramy to end the first half in a tie.
The second half of the game witnessed unfruitful possession from the Nigerian side, with a few attacks here and there.
No team could score a winning goal, but the draw was more than enough for Pyramids to go one step closer to the title and qualify for the semi-finals.
In their journey to the final, Pyramids will be facing Raja Casablanca in the semi-finals, Raja earned their ticket to the semi-finals after a 4-0 victory against Orlando Pirates in the quarter-finals second leg in Morocco, after a 1-1 draw in South Africa.
Pyramids will host the first leg of the semi-finals in Egypt on June 20, and a week later the Blues will be facing their opponent in Morocco in the second leg.
