The Flying Eagles were eliminated from the tournament after losing 1-0 to South Korea in the quarter-final match on Sunday.

Seok-Hyun Choi’s extra time strike decided the game after the regulation time had ended without a goal.​

Speaking after the match, Bosso said his team paid for their profligacy in front of goal.

“We tried our best but it wasn’t good enough,” Bosso said. “Our finishing wasn’t good. But you can see we’ve left a group of players for the federation to build on.”

The Korean Republic will now face Flying Eagles’ Group opponents Gli Azzurrini of Italy in the semi final.

Obioma was stretched off during the opening game against Remo Stars, raising doubts about his availability for the second game.

However, he has now been passed fit for the game, and it is a big boost for Enyimba’s devastating attacking line.

Obioma ended the regular season as top scorer, netting 75 percent of the goals scored by the Aba Elephants.

Obioma was also on target against Remo Stars, where he scored from the penalty spot to make it 2-1, before Junior Nduka leveled matters for Remo Stars in the thrilling 2-2 draw, which opened the playoffs.

Meanwhile it’s unclear if Enyimba coach, Finidi George, will start the striker against Lobi Stars.

First in line on MD 2 🔥

🆚 Lobi Stars

📅 Monday, June 5

📍 Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Lagos

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— Enyimba FC (@EnyimbaFC) June 5, 2023

The match holds today, June 5, at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Lagos.

Yusuf played his part in the keenly contested game at the Cegeka Arena, coming on came on as a second half substitute.

It was his 27th appearance for the Mark Van Bommel’s team in the league this season.

Genk needed outright win to be Champions after Union Saint-Gilloise had lost 3-1 to Club Brugge, while a draw would be enough for The Reds.

Nigerian, Tolu Arokodare got the first goal of the game for Genk in the first half, converting a pass from Bilal El Khannous on the stroke of half time.

Gyrano Kerk restored parity for Antwerp in the second half, but Bryan Heynen put Genk back in front late in the game.

Genk were just two minutes away from being declared Champions, before Toby Alderweireld scored a stunning long range shot in 94th minute to hand the title over to Antwerp.

It was Royal Antwerp’s first league title since 1957, they also won the Belgian Cup earlier in the season.

As for Arokodare and Genk, they’ll be playing in UEFA Champions League qualification round next season.