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The Rangers Board has appointed Coach Imama Amapakabo as the Technical Adviser of Rangers FC for the 2015/2016 Season.

Amapakabo was Flying Antelopes’ stand in Chief Coach in the just concluded season before appointing him as the Technical Adviser.

According to the statement made available to SportingLife by the club’s Director of media and publicity, Foster Chime said the board considered Imama’s track records with previous clubs where he coached before he was given the job.

Amapakabo led Rangers to 12th position on the log last season.

“The board gave him a target of winning the League trophy, FA Cup or qualifies Rangers for a continental ticket or even wins a triple trophy for the coming season. The board assured him of their full support and a conducive environment to operate, as well as unimpeded access for a successful tenure,” Chime said in a statement.

Chime added that the board amongst other resolution agreed that there will be an interview of coaches and assistant coaches of Rangers on 29th of December, 2015, while urging all those interested to apply before that date, and submit their applications to Rangers office, Enugu.

Enugu Rangers head coach, Imama Amapakabo has said his side are expecting tough challenge in the clash against Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC).

The Coal City side will welcome the Oluyole Warriors to their slaughter abode, Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium in Enugu for Sunday’s Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) match day 29 fixture clash.

Amapakabo said the encounter will be interesting as the opponents have chalked up heartwarming results in their recent past matches.

“We are expecting good challenge from 3SC given the good results they have picked in their recent past matches. The encounter is certain to be entertaining and interesting with the long existing rivalries between both sides.

“However, despite the hiccups and challenges facing us at the moment we hope to put up a good fight for the whole three points at stake. We lost a game in Owerri against Heartland coming into the Sunday’s clash we need to raise our game to be able to get the whole points.

“We are mindful of the fact that our position on the league log is not really comfortable another draw or loss will worsen our plight. I think the situation we are right now calls for genuine sacrifice from all and sundry in order to halt the drift.

“Victory against 3SC will booster our confidence and morale going into the next matches on the calendar,” said the former Enyimba and Sharks coach to supersport.com.

The Flying Antelopes are 12th on the 20-team Nigerian top flight log on 37 points from possible 84 in the 28-week old league.

Enugu Rangers head coach, Imama Amapakabo has expressed huge disappointment picking just one point out of six against oriental neigbhours, Enyimba.

The Coal City side were forced to a 1-1 draw by Enyimba in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) match day 20 clash on Sunday at the Enyimba International Stadium in Aba.

Enugu Rangers were pegged 1-2 by Enyimba in the first fixture clash at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium in Enugu.

Forward, Onoriode Odah scored the match opener for visitors, Rangers in the 9th minute while former Enugu Rangers man, Musa Najere even score for the hosts, Enyimba.

Amapakabo said his side would have picked more points than they did from both legs if not some sore missed chances.

“I feel bad with the 1-1 score line at Enyimba as this is a game we deserved to get more than just a point.

“Picking just a point out of six is not really a good one for us in the ongoing league season.

“In both legs of the encounters we created more chances which we did not use and I do not understand why the players allowed those chances to go unused.

“Now we know we have issue with goal scoring, we will go back to work on the lapses aimed at coming out far better in subsequent matches.

“I think I’m greatly disappointed with the overall score line more so as we were able to claim a mere one point out of six,” said the former Enyimba and Sharks coach to supersport.com.

The score draw upped the Flying Antelopes points haul to 28 from possible 60 in the 20-week old Nigerian top flight.

Rangers coach Imama Amapakabo has set his sights on winning the 2015 Federation Cup after guiding his team to the quarterfinals of the Nigeria cup competition.

On Thursday, Amapakabo’s star-studded Rangers beat a hard-battling Kwara United 3-2 in Abuja to set up a clash against fellow premier league side El Kanemi next month.

Goals from Rasaq Adegbite, Bobby Clement and Emeka Eze lifted Rangers, who are one of six premier league sides in the last eight.

“I would not say we played our best game today, but I can tell you that we have our eyes set at winning the Federation Cup,” Amapakabo declared.

“We have a disease right now in Rangers and I am looking for a medication to cure it. That disease is the inability to convert chances. As you can see we created a lot of chances, but my strikers failed to convert them and for now that is what I want to immediately tackle.”

Enugu Rangers have given new Technical Adviser, Imama Amapakabo the free hand to choose his chief coach after the former Sharks and Enyimba coach was promoted as head coach of the Flying Antelopes on Tuesday.

The Director of Media and Publicity, Foster Chime told SportingLife that Rangers gave Amapakabo the leeway to pick his immediate right hand man so that the unity, new spirits and synergy in the team will in no way be compromised.

He said that Amapakabo was promoted on merit after the management decided against recalling suspended coach, Kelechi Emeteole.

“Amapakabo will pick his own chief coach. We want to reward his hard work on the team,” Chime told SportingLife.

RANGERS coach Imama Amapakabo has told AfricanFootball.com he hopes his team will extend their fine run in the Nigerian league when they welcome champions Kano Pillars to Enugu today.

Amapakabo has led Rangers to three wins in four matches since he replaced former boss Kelechi Emeteole, who was asked to step aside by the management of the Enugu club.

“It is just going to be another game (vs Pillars) and we shall give it all it deserves to wrestle the maximum points at stake,” said the young coach.

“Pillars are a good side and we shall give them that respect but ensure the business is done on the pitch to keep hopes alive.”

However, despite ‘The Flying Antelopes’ remarkable run under his watch, Amapakabo insisted he will not make any promises as regards how Rangers will fare this season.

“I am not cut out for making promises and I don’t want to deviate from that now,” he maintained.

“All I know is that we have 72 points to fight for till the end of the league and we shall give our best in all the matches to grab as many points as possible to end in a respectable position at the end of the season.”

He said his understanding with the players was behind the club’s recent form.

“There is no magic involved but just the simple belief of the players in my ability and I also trust their loyalty. With this perfect chemistry, I believe we will go places,” he explained.