The Media Officer of the Club, Mayuku Charles, in a statement in Lagos, quoted Eguma as having said this.
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Olugbenga Ogunbote, Rangers Technical Adviser, says the club will play Wikki Tourist to win in the last match of the ongoing Nigeria Professional Football League.
Rangers International FC of Enugu on Wednesday trashed Wikki Tourist of Bauchi 2-1 in the Nigeria Professional Football League week 10 encounter at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu.
The first goal was scored by Godwin Aguda in the 34th minute to ensure the home team end the first 45th minute with a goal advantage.
Abubakar Umar put Wikki Tourist ahead in the three minutes of the game before Sikiru Alimi put Sunshine Stars back on level in the 16th minute.
It is a tournament of the four clubs that have qualified to represent Nigeria in the 2017 Caf inter club tournaments
Assurances from the State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, was conveyed to the LMC through the State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Hon. Charles Ndukwe, who disclosed that the Governor described the hosting of the tournament as an honour to the state and an indication that Enugu is a frontline football state
Maikaba said: “Wikki has no cause to cry because we signed a contract to take the team to execute NPFL and possibly take it to qualify for continental ticket, which I did.
The Apex Boys, as the Supreme Court FC are fondly known, began neatly firing from all cylinders in the first half with superb combination of strikers Festus Augustine and Paul Samson, nicknamed Drogba, coupled with the midfield impact marshaled by Caleb Rugasa
Wikki Tourist, currently in the second position on the league table before the encounter, scored its second goal in the 62nd minute through Godwin Obaje
Wikki looked like they had suffered yet another slip in the title chase as they were losing 1-0 at Wolves after a 32nd minute goal by Ewenike Achibi, but on the stroke of full time, Idris Guda drew them level
Kwara United struggled so much to wrestle the middle away from the Abdul Maikaba side, but the resilient Tourists boys held on well to keep the result at goalless in the first 45 minutes
Coach Samson Siasia has been assembling a new Nigeria U23 team ahead of qualifying tournaments for both the All Africa Games and the Rio Olympics in Brazil in 2016
The Apex Boys dictated the proceedings all through the trilling encounter, which changed the earlier 0-2 deficit suffered by the Abuja-based side in Bauchi
At other venues, El-Kanemi will entertain Sunshine Stars, the league leaders; Kano Pillars will battle Nembe City; while Wikki Tourists will welcome Enyimba