Pyramids FC reach Confederation Cup semi-finals

Pyramids FC booked their place in the African Confederation Cup semifinals on Sunday after holding Nigeria’s Enyimba to a 1-1 away draw to complete a comfortable 5-2 aggregate victory.

The Egyptian team were unlikely to face any troubles following their comprehensive 4-1 first-leg victory and winger Ibrahim Adel, who scored twice in the home game, effectively killed off the tie after opening the scoring in the 32nd minute.

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He robbed an Enyimba defender and curled a superb shot into the top corner of the net.

Enyimba leveled the score through a goal from Iwuala Anayo five minutes before the break but Pyramids held on to seal smooth passage to the semis for a second consecutive year.

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Pyramids’ Argentinean coach Rodolfo Arruabarrena gave rest to a number of his regular players following the comfortable first-leg win, including error-prone goalkeeper Sherif Ekramy, who made way for former Egyptian international Ahmed El-Shennawi.

However, El-Shennawi was unlucky as he sustained an injury and was replaced for Ekramy in the 37th minute.

Last year’s Confederation Cup runners-up Pyramids are will face either Morocco’s Raja Casablanca or South Africa’s Orlando Pirates in the semi-final of Africa’s secondary club competition.

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