National Embarrassment: Fans knock Enyimba for 'hilarious' Jersey during game against Wydad

Hassan Abdulsalam 08:44 - 23 October 2023

Enyimba hosted the Moroccan side, Wydad Athletic Club, in the first leg of the quarterfinal of the billion-dollar tournament.

Nigerians have called out the defending champions of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Enyimba, over the hilarious jersey they team wore in the African Football League.

Enyimba hosted Morrocan side, Wydad Athletic Club, in the first leg of the quarterfinal of the billion-dollar tournament.

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The People's Elephant suffered defeat on home soil, losing by a lone goal to their North African opponent in their first-leg quarter-final clash on Sunday.

Wydad captain, Yayha Jabrane scored the only goal that separated both sides at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo.

The Nigerian champions were reduced to 10 men when Alalibo Somiari was sent off late in the game.

Enyimba suffers defeat in Nigeria. Image Credit: AFL (X)

However, it was the embarrassment from the kits the players wore that generated attention on social media, with fans calling out Enyimba.

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Fans blast Enyimba

Football analyst Olawale Quadry tagged Enyimba jersey a "national embarrassment" because it appears the number on the back of the shirt were handwritten.

This is a National EMBARRASSMENT from Enyimba Football Club.

In this era of civilization, they are still using hand to write player’s number.

This is really BAD!! pic.twitter.com/qdrAcWwurL
— MR OLAWALE QUADRY 🇳🇬 (@QualityQuadry) October 22, 2023

Hello Chairman @papilokanu,

Na so you wan turn our great Enyimba to village club.

This is shameful and embrassing.

The way CAF go throway Enyimba comot for this tournament next season no go funny.

I am sad 😭. pic.twitter.com/TfY5PvOXuC
— Adepoju Tobi Samuel 🇳🇬 (@OgaNlaMedia) October 22, 2023

Dear @EnyimbaFC

In the 21st century we are still having this

This is embarrassment to Nigerian Football

Is this chalk or charcoal? pic.twitter.com/hbKpVMYNnR
— Hassan Abdulsalam 🇳🇬 (@ProudlyHassan) October 22, 2023

Enyimba’s Innocent Gabriel wearing a Jersey with the name and number hand written in the #AFL

Very very bad PR for our league…
@papilokanu & @EnyimbaFC do better❗️ pic.twitter.com/PBa6ebQkVd
— NPFL News 🇳🇬 (@NPFL_News) October 22, 2023

I thought a former super eagles player is the chairman of this team?

Why are they moving this way?

Even departmental team in college won’t use chalk to write player name on shirt
— Sneakers.NG (@uglyyorubadboy) October 22, 2023

God will never forgiven Kanu nwankwo for orchestrating such a disgrace upon enyimba as a club , all his playing years at Europe elite clubs did he ever wear a jersey with mere local paint number imprint, shame on him as Enyimba chairman .I miss enyimba under Sen. orji Kalu
— OKP NATion 🇳🇬 👟 (@wilshere240) October 23, 2023

The second leg of the quarterfinal will go down next Wednesday in Casablanca, Morocco. The winner of the two legs will progress to the semifinals.