Rangers chief executive Amobi Ezeaku says the Flying Antelopes are ready for the fight in Algeria. The Nigerian champions hold a 2-0 lead going into Friday’s CAF Champions League second leg against MC Alger.
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Rangers chief executive Amobi Ezeaku has said the Flying Antelopes are ready to give everything in their CAF Champions League return leg against MC Alger. The Nigerian champions lead the second preliminary round tie 2-0 after the first leg.
The second leg is at the Stade Ali Ammar in Algiers on Friday, October 23, with kickoff at 8pm Nigerian time. Ezeaku said the team will approach the game with determination and an unbreakable spirit. New Bet9ja users can claim Bet9ja’s YOHAIG kickoff offer.
In a motivational message on his official Facebook page, Ezeaku described the team as battle ready and said Rangers would never back down in the face of adversity. He tied the message to the club’s long-time “Never Say Die” motto.
He also reflected on the past three years, saying the club had given its all since arriving and that this moment would define its future.
He told supporters they would be happy and proud on the night. “We win or we win,” he wrote.
Rangers won the first leg 2-0 at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abeokuta, despite goalkeeper Lucky Jimoh being sent off in the 13th minute. Kenneth Igboke scored a late penalty and James Emo added a solo goal. Anyone new to betting can read Bet9ja promotion code at a glance.
A place in the group stage is the prize, and Rangers can afford to lose by a single goal. A heavier defeat would put the tie in doubt.
Messages like Ezeaku’s can lift a squad, but the real test is on the pitch. MC Alger will be desperate, and Rangers will need discipline, especially after the red card in the first leg.
Rangers players and officials were scheduled to leave Nigeria for Algeria on Tuesday, with head coach Fidelis Ilechukwu leading the team.
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📌 Did You Know?
- Rangers have won the Nigerian league title nine times.
- In 1976, MC Alger beat Enugu Rangers 3-2 on aggregate in the African Cup of Champions Clubs semi-finals and went on to win the title.
- Rangers reached this round by beating AS Sobemap of Benin on penalties.
- MC Alger’s Oussama Benhaoua was sent off in the 51st minute of the first leg.
- Daily Trust reported that Rangers are in pole position to reach the CAF Champions League group stage for the first time.
