Ethiopia Nigd Bank ease past the 17 times Ugandan premiership champions SC Villa to progress into the next round of the Total Energies CAF Champions League.
The return leg for the first round preliminary rounds of the Champions League are taking place across the weekend as Ethiopian Champions Ethiopia Nigd Bank hosted Ugandan Champions SC Villa at the historic Abebe Bikila Stadium.
In the 3 pm EAT kickoff Ethiopia Nigd Bank didn’t make any alterations from the side that earn the much needed 2-1 win at the Mandela national stadium in Namboole, while The Jogoos made a single change from the first leg as head coach Morley Byekwaso dropped skipper Ronald Sekiganda for Elvis Ngonde.
In what was a very cagey match both sides opted to be cautious than being adventures with the first half ending in a goalless draw to the advantage of the home side.
But the second half was by far a contested one as Ethiopia Nigd Bank get the break through in the 64th minute through their versatile full back Sulieman Hamid but in the 78th minute Ugandan premiership MVP of 2023/24 season Patrick Kakande converted from the spot to revive his sides hopes going in to the last minutes of ninety.
But the fixture ended in a one all draw meaning Ethiopia Nigd Bank advance with an aggregate score of 3-2,meaning they will battle it out with the winner of the tie between mighty Tanzanian side Young Africans who were nominated among the top five clubs in the continent at the 2023 CAF awards and Vitalo of Burundi in the second preliminary round.
