GOV. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has charged players of Enugu Rangers International Football club not to be complacent about its status as the potential Nigeria Professional Football League champions, but tackle today’s final match against El Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri with all seriousness and commitment to be able to win the game out rightly.
Gov. Ugwuanyi in a morale boosting message to the players said that the people of the state were expectant to see Rangers win the match and break the jinx of 32 years without a trophy.
The governor reminded the team of the significant of the trophy to the people of the state, saying that the God appointed time has come for the club to shine and rekindle the confidence of its fans as the pride of the East.
While wishing them goodluck in today’s match, Gov. Ugwuanyi prayed God to crown their efforts with a resounding victory as super champions .
Similarly, Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has charged the Rangers International Football Club of Enugu to shun any form of complacence and go for the jugular of the El Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri on the last day of their Nigeria Premier League, NPL, title campaign this season.
A statement by his media aide, Uche Anichukwu, said that Ekweremadu stated this in his goodwill message to the Flying Antelopes of Enugu ahead of their season’s decider at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu, today.
It said that Senator Ekweremadu said while the odds, no doubt, favoured Rangers, the team must go all out to achieve an emphatic victory and win the league on a high note.
He said: “I want to commend Rangers International for coming this far, ready to break what appears like a 32-year jinx despite the challenges. I urge the team to go all out to not only win the league title, but also to do so on a resounding note by drubbing the El Kanemi Warriors”.