It was a horrible day for Nigeria’s Enugu Rangers, who suffered a 2-0 loss to Tunisia’s Etoile du Sahel in a CAF Confederations Cup, Group B match at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium on Sunday.
It was a slow start to the match, with both sides tentative in attack, but it sprang into life in the 19th minute, when Maher Hannechi gave Sahel the lead after a clinical finish.
Rangers took control of the match after that and dominated the possession stakes, but their decision in the final third resulted in very few decent scoring chances.
Despite having 61 percent of the ball in the opening stanza, Rangers only managed one shot on target, as the half ended 1-0 in favour of the visitors.
The start of the second half saw the home side continued to dictate terms, but the wind was taken out of their sails, when Etoile du Sahel doubled its lead after Iheb Msakni converted from the penalty spot in the 69th minute, 2-0.
The Tunisian side sat back in defence after that and seemed contented to defend its lead.