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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Enyimba technical adviser, Yemi Olanrewaju has revealed the reason behind his team\u2019s decision to train in Uyo for the CAF Confederation Cup clash with Al Masry of Egypt.<\/p>\n

Olanrewaju said that the nature of the grass at the Suez Canal Stadium in Ismailia was behind their training in Uyo.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reason why we came over to Uyo to prepare for our continental match. We\u2019re going to play on a grass pitch in Egypt,\u201d Olanrewaju told Completesports.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur ground in Aba is synthetic, and ball movement is quite different.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why we trained in Uyo, Kudos to the management of Enyimba for bringing us there for preparation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Enyimba are in Group D alongside another Egyptian giant, Zamalek, and Mozambican champions, Black Bulls.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Enyimba technical adviser, Yemi Olanrewaju has revealed the reason behind his team\u2019s decision to train in Uyo for the CAF Confederation Cup clash with Al Masry of Egypt. 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