Rangers Ready To End 32-Years Trophiless Seasons- Amapakabo

Enugu Rangers are the current leaders on the log of the Nigeria Professional Football League, and the manager, Imama Amapakabo, has insisted that the Flying Antelopes are on course to breaking the club’s over three decades without a major silverware.

The six-time NPFL champions have gathered 10 out of the possible 15 points after five games,

winning three, drawing one and losing one in the process, as the coach hopes to put finishing touches to the lapses of his team, to make them real NPFL title contenders this season.

Rangers, who are undefeated in their last four games following their morale-shattering opening day defeat away to four-time NPFL champions Kano Pillars, last won NPFL title in 1984.

“We were not clinical enough and made too many mistakes against Kano Pillars.

“If we had taken our chances in that game (decided at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano on February 21), we would have buried them.

“The good thing is that we recovered well enough after that painful defeat and have distinguished ourselves in the next four games we played after that,” Amapakabo told supersport.com.

The youthful trainer was also quick to add that despite emerging as the season’s pacesetters, it is still too early to refer to his side as one of the favourites for the title.

“There are still 33 more matches to play and it is still very early days in the season.

“However, the objective is clear to everyone involved with this club that we are gunning for the big prize (title).

“From the players to the coaches to the fans everyone knows that this is one of the few remaining traditional clubs in the country.

“We want to win the title but we know it will require a lot of hard work,” he said.

Rangers next face Abia Warriors in NPFL action on March 13 and Amapakabo expects a stern test.

“They are the only unbeaten side in the league right now and they have a very good coach (Kennedy Boboye).

“We know it will not be easy as they will have massive support from their fans too.

“The good thing is that we will play our way, which is to attack. We create numerous chances in all our games and if our strikers finish those opportunities, I am sure we will not lose,” he submitted.

The Abia Warriors versus Enugu Rangers match will kick off at 4:15pm local time and is live on SuperSport 9. Supersport