The frenzy build up leading to the clash between Rangers and Remo Stars on Sunday has reached fever pitch with coach Fidelis Ilechukwu declaring the match a must win for his side, Sports247 reports.
The Matchday 24 of ten Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL will be played at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, also known as the Cathedral as the league defending champions take on the run away leader Remo Stars FC on Sunday with the gates being thrown open to fans of the flying antelopes to give massive supports for home team for a win.
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The atmosphere is charged with the involvement of the two Super Eagles assistant coaches on the bench as Fidelis Ilechukwu is seeking to revenge the loss of his team to Remo Stars in Ikenne earlier in the season.
The tension soaked match led to a little feud between the two coaches to highlight their recent growing rivalry and the narrative for who is the best out of the two will be pushed further by the outcome of the matches.
The ‘Flying Antelopes’ who are currently on the 5th spot of the twenty team log are fired up to stop the Ikenne side as Fidelis Ilechukwu as declared the encounter a must win for his wards as they aim to successfully defend the trophy they won last season with the Daniel Ogunmodede side coming second.
“We are ready for the game. It is a very important match for us this season. I know Remo Stars very well. They are in top shape going into this weekend’s fixture but we are also on the rise after a not too good start to the second stanza and we are building on the new found form to earn a good result on Sunday.”
” We are positive going into this encounter despite the fact that our opponent are on an 8-Game unbeaten run. We have our work cut out and the players know what is at stake and we are not going to disappoint our teaming fans that we expect to fill the stands to drum their support for us.”
On his side, Remo Stars coach, Daniel Ogunmodede said the match will decide itself as they are bottle ready to get positive result against any team in the league.
“Some games you expected will be difficult, they come so cheap likewise some that you think might be easy come tough, moment in games is a decider of most of the actions it really doesn’t matter the team we play but the moment in the game.
“The game will decide itself. We will prepare as a team, we just hope we get it right in the game.”, Ogunmodede told Remo Stars media .
Also speaking ahead of the encounter, defense Trojan, Ifeanyi Onyebuchi, said, “On Sunday, our expectation is to win and grab the three points at state so as to ensure we get ourselves back on the winning ways and stop the high flying Remo Stars just as we did last season after also losing to them in Ikenne.
Let our fans come out in their numbers to see good football and a very good win over the Ikenne side that is currently topping the league table. Our ‘Never Say Die’ spirit is still alive.”
On his part, former league top scorer, and last season’ club highest goal scorer, Godwin Obaje, said,
“We are expecting a tough encounter from the Remo Stars team but we have our target for the match which is to get all three points at stake and we are motivated to get the result to put us back in the running for a successful title defense.
I call on our fans to keep believing in the team as we have all it takes to get a good result on Sunday against Remo Stars.”
Going down memory lane, both sides have clashed nine times in the top flight with each side picking up three wins apiece while three encounters have ended in a draw with the 5-2 whitewash of the Ikenne side on March 24, 2019 still the game with highest number of goals.
