Elusive by Solace Chukwu

Elusive: How Enyimba Ended Nigeria's 39-Year Wait for Champions League Glory

For close to 40 years, Nigerian clubs suffered anguish and disappointment in Africa's premier club competition. Despite consistently being one of the continent's foremost footballing nations, Nigeria's underachievement in the CAF Champions League had become a stench and a blight, and the quest had veered into desperation.

In 2003, that jinx was finally broken by Enyimba, a club that, only a decade prior, had been playing in the second-division; in 2004, they repeated the feat, becoming only the second African club to retain the Champions League.

'Elusive' is the story of that double triumph: how Enyimba rose to prominence domestically, their first unsuccessful attempt, how they built the squad that ultimately delivered the holy grail, and the men whose ambition powered the achievement.