Rangers coach disappointed his team gave up a 2-0 lead

Rangers Chief Coach Mbwas Mangut is disappointed his team gave up a two goal lead to draw 2-2 with visiting Niger Tornadoes in their NPFL match week 14 fixture at the Awka City Stadium in Awka.

It was really a shocking display in the early part of the second half of the game as the Flying Antelopes surrendered a two-goal lead.

Chidiebere Nwobodo netted the opening goal of the encounter on 24 minutes as he followed up a spilled ball from the goalkeeper who had beaten out a Godwin Obaje’ effort.

At the half-hour mark, teenage sensational left-back, Kenneth Igboke, powered home his side’s second goal when he was set up by Chidiebere Nwobodo.

The visitors came out of the dressing room for the second stanza looking much hungrier as their early dominance produced a goal through substitute, Idris Munir who benefited from a hesitant defending on 49 minutes.

They added the second before the hour mark when Munir tapped into a yawning net after some fine dribbling run from fellow substitute, Nurudeen Jimoh.

Chief Coach Mbwas Mangut of Rangers said after the encounter, ‘This was a big disappointment from us in a game we had total dominance in the first half which we surrendered in fourteen minutes of the second half.

‘It is very painful and we now have to work extra to salvage these lost points on the road in our next match.

‘It is a really very difficult time for us but we call for the patience of the teaming supporters of our club as we need everything to go into the last four games of the season to come up victorious.’

With the result, Rangers drop to the 8th spot on the Group B log with 15 points from fourteen matches and will next engage, Dakkada F.C of Uyo in a match week 15 fixture at the ‘Nest of Champions’, Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo.