The Rangers striker has passed 100 league goals and, at 30, shows no sign of slowing down. He says a continental title is the one thing missing.
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Godwin Obaje has set his sights on the CAF Champions League after joining the NPFL’s 100-goal club with Rangers International. The 30 year old striker told Complete Sports that winning the continental title with the Flying Antelopes is his next target.
Obaje now has 101 NPFL goals. The latest came in the 37th minute of Rangers’ Matchday 7 derby against his former club Abia Warriors at the Awka City Stadium.
Rangers marked the milestone by presenting him with a plaque. Obaje says the gesture shows how the club values its players, and he described the atmosphere as emotional, with fans chanting like a European crowd.
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Next Target: Africa
Asked about retirement, Obaje says it has not crossed his mind. For now, he wants Rangers to win the CAF Champions League, though he is realistic: “Let’s reach the group stage first.”
He credits his longevity to prayer, hard work, focus, commitment and dedication. His message is simple: reward for hard work is more work.
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A Career Built Across Nigeria
Obaje has played for Wikki Tourists, Plateau United, Abia Warriors and Rangers, with short spells abroad. He has won two NPFL titles, both with Rangers.
Reaching 100 goals in a league with this many travel and pitch challenges is no small feat. How many strikers in the NPFL’s history have done it while still in their prime?
The next question is whether Rangers can give him the stage he wants. Qualifying for the group stage of the Champions League would be the first big step, and Obaje’s goals will be vital to it.
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📌 Did You Know?
- Obaje scored his 100th NPFL goal in Rangers’ 1-0 away win at Warri Wolves in a rescheduled Matchday 2 game in Ozoro, Delta State.
- Rangers are nine time Nigerian champions.
- Obaje won his two NPFL titles with Rangers in 2023/24 and 2025/26.
- He joined Rangers in 2023/24 after playing for Abia Warriors from 2020 to 2022.
- His first spell abroad was with AS Trenčín in Slovakia in 2015, and he later played in Tunisia for JS Kairouanaise in 2019 and 2020.
- Rangers hosted Abia Warriors at the Awka City Stadium in Anambra State.
