On Sunday at the New Zaria Road Stadium in Jos, champions-elect Rangers International FC of Enugu will receive the NPFL winner’s trophy from NFF President Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau.
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The NFF supremo headlines a choice list of eminent guests expected at the occasion, which will see the champions, who made sure of their eighth Nigeria title when they defeated Bendel Insurance 2-0 at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium last weekend, take on relegated Gombe United FC in a game of contrasting emotions.
The much-loved Savannah Scorpions are already contemplating life in the lower cadre – Nigeria National League – while the Flying Antelopes, 1977 Africa Cup Winners’ Cup champions, countenance flying Nigeria’s flag in the prestigious CAF Champions League competition for the first time in many years.
The winners have already declared that following the game, which Plateau State Governor Barr. Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang is likely to attend, they will fly the team and the trophy back to Enugu from Jos on a leased airplane.
The youthful and dynamic CEO of the Antelopes, Barr. Ameobi Ezeaku, stated that the team hopes to reach the elusive 70 points by adding three more points from Sunday’s final-day game. Currently, the team is at 67 points.
Rangers were emphatic 4-1 winners of the reverse fixture at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, with a brace by top scorer Godwin Obaje and one each by Chidiebere Nwobodo and Kenechukwu Agu.
