Enyimba today held home team Etoile Filante of Burkina Faso to a scoreless draw in the first leg of the CAF Confederation Cup second preliminary round.
The match was played in Bamako, Mali.
Victory for Enyimba next weekend in Uyo will lift them to the group stage of the annual competition.
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