The People's Elephant experienced international football for the first time in August 2001, when they were invited to play Internazionale at San Siro in a charity friendly which marked the return of Ronaldo after a 21-month injury layoff and saw Enyimba thrashed 7-0 with four goals from Christian Vieri [REF].
They also had their first appearance in a continental competition in the 2002 CAF Champions League.