The tribulations of Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) champions Enugu Rangers continued in far-away Ndola, Zambia, as they fell to Zambian top-flight side, Zanaco United, 0-3, in the second-leg of their CAF Confederation Cup play-off.
The loss ensured the Flying Antelopes were eliminated from Africa’s second-tier club competition on a 2-5 aggregate score-line.
First-half brace by forward, John Ching’Andu and Jesse Were solo effort ensured the Zambian top-flights earn the maximum points on matchday.
Agbo said his side outright lost the contest in Enugu with the tedious and untidy travelling arrangement to the reverse fixture clash in Ndola.
“We lost the match right there in Enugu, we got in here (Ndola) less than two hours, you know fatigue did not help matters as human beings.
“You cannot cheat nature but the pep talk at half time almost worked magic, as they came stronger before the silly goal. We charged the players that if Zesco United could come to Enugu to equalise from behind, we can, as well, repeat the performance.
“Your team (Zesco United) are athletic we cannot just match them in the circumstance we found ourselves.
“We delayed the coming of first leg two-goal hero, Osas Okoro, hoping to conserve some energies as most of us did not taste any food up to the time we lined up for the match.