Wounded Rangers target Bayelsa United scalp in re-scheduled fixture

Still feeling the pains of the 2-1 loss to current table topping Remo Stars at the weekend in Ikenne, reigning Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, champion, Rangers international of Enugu are eager to bounce back to winning ways as quickly as possible and are targeting all three points against Bayelsa United in a rescheduled fixture in Enugu on Thursday.

Bayelsa United are still looking for their first win of the season after three games after drawing with Kwara United last weekend at the Samson Siasia stadium in Yenagoa.

The ’Flying Antelopes’ will be welcoming back midfielder, Kazeem Ogunleye who was greatly missed in the Ikenne debacle as he served a match suspension just as wing-back, Effimi Nsi, captain, Chinecherem Ugwueze are expected to be at their best to help the Coal City side mount the expected pressure on the early pace setters of the league.

With four points from three matches played in the NPFL this season and currently occupying the 12th spot on the log, the players appreciate the task at hand as expressly stated by the captain of the side, Chinemerem Ugwueze, who stated that the team is determined to give its best and get the expected result that will enhance their resolve to successfully defend the title they won last season.

‘No team is a small team anymore. Bayelsa United is a respected side under a great coach but we have our work cut out for us. It is the maximum point that we are targeting and I am optimistic that we shall get our acts together to make our supporters happy at the end of the encounter,’ said the young skipper of Rangers.

In sixteen matches between both teams, Rangers have won 5 matches with the Yenagoa side winning 4 while seven matches have ended in draws with the Enugu side spanking their opponent, 3-0 in their last encounter in May, 2024 after earlier suffering a 2-0 loss in Yenagoa in December, 2023.