Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side maintained their title charge as Aribo added to Alfredo Morelos’ opener to earn a deserved three points.
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The Nigerian international can play in a variety of positions from midfield to full-back and even the wing, which makes him a versatile option.
Wilfred Ndidi, Joe Aribo, Alex Iwobi and Moses Simon have been saddled with midfield role.
Allnigeriasoccer.com broke the news that the Nigeria international was attracting concrete interest from an unnamed English Premier League club and Football Insider later reported that Crystal Palace were plotting a move for the former Charlton Athletic man.
After Aribo’s first-half opener, the champions needed Jon McLaughlin’s second-half spot-kick save to keep them in front after the goalkeeper had brought down Paul McMullan.
The Super Eagles face a double-header of World Cup qualification games this week against Liberia and Cape Verde.
Rangers defeated the Staggies 4-2 with goals from Joe Aribo, Connor Goldson, Alfredo Morelos and Scott Arfield.
Aribo, 24, has been excellent over the course of the past two seasons for Rangers. Joining the club from Charlton Athletic on a free transfer, and has since clocked up a whopping 91 games – having a hand in 32 goals.
Aribo, 24, has been excellent over the course of the past two seasons for Rangers. Joining the club from Charlton Athletic on a free transfer, and has since clocked up a whopping 91 games – having a hand in 32 goals.
The champions maintained their unbeaten record with a 3-0 win over Livingston at the Tony Macaroni Arena.
Steven Gerrard’s side kept alive their ambitions of an unbeaten league campaign on Sunday as goals from Aribo and Ryan Kent proved enough to see off Hibernian at Ibrox.
The Ibrox pair are in the squad for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin and Lesotho but will face an unusual journey for the former.
Former Charlton Athletic man Aribo admitted that he chose to join Rangers, as it was his dream to win titles with the club, despite having options to go elsewhere.
Former Charlton man Aribo and Balogun have been key figures for Steven Gerrard this season, helping them reach the Europa League last-16.
The Super Eagles face an away trip to Benin, a match they will travel to from the national side’s base by boat – before rounding off their campaign against tiny Lesotho at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in the country’s most populated city, Lagos.
The midfielder was instrumental in the 4-1 win over Dundee United on Sunday as Gerrard’s side took another step towards their first league crown in a decade.
Yet few teams have come as close to sacking Gers on home soil as Micky Mellon’s United, with Allan McGregor forced into a trio of key stops inside the first half an hour.
After last Sunday’s 1-1 draw against Motherwell, Steven Gerrard’s side bounced back to winning ways with an emphatic result at the Ibrox Stadium.
Both players starred for the 90 minutes as Rangers went 22 points clear at the top of the Premiership.
Aribo endured a frustrating start to the campaign as injury kept him out of action for several weeks but he is now hitting his stride at Ibrox once again