Brown Ideye made an appearance as a substitute as Enyimba was held to a 0-0 draw by Bendel Insurance in Aba.
Stanley Eguma, the team’s new manager, was in the dugout for the first time since he took over from Yemi Olanrewaju as manager.
The People’s Elephant have now failed to win in their last ten games in all competitions.
The result saw Enyimba moved from 11th to ninth place on the table while Insurance moved two spots, from 17th to 15th.
The two teams will play each other in the rematch this month.