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| Rangers Boss Imama |
Rangers International of Enugu sneaked the last Quarter
final ticket of the Federation’s Cup,after defeating fellow Premier League side
Kwara United of Ilorin in a five goals thriller at the Area 3 playground Abuja today.
The encountered ended 3-2 in favour of the Antelopes from Enugu,Rangers opened scoring on 11 minute through Razaq Adegbite with the Il;orin "Afonja Warriors levlling up fiifteen minutes later.Clement Bobby made it two for Rangers on the 48 minute and a daring effort from Adeshina Gata on the 73rd minutes saw United equalising for the second time on the day.Midfielder Emeka Eze sealed the deal for Imama and the famous"Holy,Holy,Holy ,Holy ,Enugu Rangers .....rent the air from the sizeable supporters of the team that came to watch.
Teams Technical Adviser, Imama Amapakabo told amarignis.blospot.com after the match that victory was not enough as there is plenty of work
to be done on the Team.
"I give my team 40 percent ,we were so wasteful and should have done better,my goalkeeper was never put to any test throughout the match,they created only two chances and converted both.We cannot continue to be that wasteful,yes i am happy we won but i am not satisfied with my players showings"
"Kwara United beat me in the regular league season in a game i knew my boys played better,i wished to play them again and here we are today,the chance came and we have showed we are the better side"
Already through to the Quarter Finals Of the Competition are
FC Ifeanyi Uba, Lobi Stars of
Makurdi Nasarawa United, BJ Foundation
of Edo state, Tornadoes Feeders, Akwa United and El-Kanemi Warriors.
All the round of sixteen result:
FC IfeanyiUbah 4 -2 FC Taraba
Heartland FC 2 -3 BJ Foundation
Prime FC 0 -1 Akwa United
Tornadoes Feeders 1 - 1 Dolphins FC (4-3 pen)
Remo Stars 1 -1 Lobi Stars (3-5 pen)
Nasarawa United 2 - 1 Abia Warriors
Plateau United 0 -1 El-Kanemi Warriors
Rangers 3 -2 Kwara United  |
| FED CUP |
Meanwhile, the quarter final pairings will see, Ifeanyi Uba
FC face Nassarawa United,
El-kanemi Warriors battle 6-time Champions Rangers International of
Enugu.
Lobi stars of Makurdi are paired against surprise team and
unknown side BJ Foundations of Edo State who knocked out Heartland in the round
of 16, while ,Akwa United face Tornadoes
Feeders of Niger.
At a Glance:
Elkanemi Warriors vs Enugu Rangers
Lobi Stars vs BJ Foundation FC
FC Ifeanyi Ubah vs Nasarawa United
Akwa United vs Niger Tornadoes Feeders
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