9th March, 2014
The Warri Wolves Football Club on Sunday played 1-1 draw with the visiting Union Douala Football Club of Cameroun at the Warri township stadium.
The outcome made Wolves to advance to the second round of the 2014 Confederation of African Football (CAF) competition after ending both ties on 4-3 aggregate.
In the first leg decided in Cameroon, the game ended 3-2 in favour of the Wolves.
In the return leg played in Warri, both goals were scored in the second half through penalty kicks.
Najare Musa converted a penalty when team mate Oghenetega Otebo was brought down by Union Douala defender at 54th minute.
However, the visitors replied at the 87th minute when Djumo Christian converted a penalty for the Union Douala.
One yellow card was issued to Douala’s number 11 shirt, Achu Clevis, in the 34th minute for wrong tackling.
Both sides missed scoring chances in the explosive encounter.
The Warri Wolves coach, Paul Aigbogun, in his reaction to the match said he was pleased with the performance of his boys.
Aigbogun admitted that his team missed a lot of scoring chances in the game and promised to work on it ahead of the second round of the competition.
The team will meet Club Athletic Bizertin of Tunisia in the next round of the competition.
Also, coach Roques Sebastien of Union Douala said that his team played against a more mature and determined club.
”I accept the defeats, we are a young team and we are learning. Hopefully we will improve in the next season. The officiating was good,” he said.
The captain of Warri Wolves, Goodluck Onamado, said they would improve on their subsequent games, adding that this was just their second game since beginning of the new season.
”There are new players in our midst and we need time to play together and blend,” he said.
The match commissioner was El Shenawi from Egypt, while the central referee was Osiase Koto from Lesotho. (NAN)