NPFL: Ikorodu City say they are pumped up for Rangers!

Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, debutants, Ikorodu City says they are pumped for the visit of reigning champion, Rangers international of Enugu to their home ground, the Mobolaji Johnson Arena on Wednesday September 25, 2024.

Bright Ozebagbe says there are no injury worries and that his boys are relaxed and ready to go against Rangers especially after getting their first point in their first campaign in the Nigerian topflight.

Ikorodu City drew at Kwara United over the weekend and are now confident they can win their first game in the NPFL against a wounded Rangers who were booted out of the CAF Champions League at the second preliminary stage.

‘We want to go out there and make a statement in every game we play especially now that we are playing at home, the mentality is different, the confidence is there,’ said Ozebagbe in a video interview posted on the club’s official X handle.

Ozebagbe says they will accord Rangers the respect a reigning champion deserves but that is where it will stop.

‘We are going to respect our opponent, they are the defending champions but this is football. We want to dominate possession, we are an attacking team , we are going to take the pressure to them and hopefully we create goalscoring chances and we utilize them,’ he added.

The two clubs are meeting officially for the first time.