
CHAN and Beach Eagles veteran, Ikechukwu Ibenegbu of Total/CAF
Confederation cup 2019/2020 hopefuls, Rangers International F.C has
assured the club’ teaming fans that the Nigerian seven time league
champions shall overcome the huddles of Togolese current league
champions, A.S.C Kara to book a place in the group stage of the second
tier continental competition.
Ibenegbu, who has seen many soccer battles on the continent with such
clubs as Warri Wolves, Enyimba and Heartland, in an exclusive chat,
Tuesday, ahead of Rangers’ first leg, playoff round of the competition
at Stade de Kegue, Lome, said that he and his team mates were well
motivated to deliver the goods.
“We respect our opponent in this round of the competition but we don’t
fear them. We have heard a lot about them as been the backbone of
Togo’ CHAN team that stopped us from going to Cameroon but that does
not scare us as we are an equally great side with determination to get
as far as the final of the competition with an eye at winning the
trophy for the country,” stated the midfield maestro also known as
‘Mosquito’.
Ibenegbu further said that the team was well motivated going into this
make or break encounter stressing, “We are well motivated for this
encounter as the management led by Davidson Owumi has been there for
us ensuring that all that is needed by the players was made available.
We have a target and the Togolese side won’t stand in our way towards
achieving that target.”
Recall that Rangers will be hitting the tiny West African nation,
Togo, for the CAF Confederation cup 2019/2020 playoff round game
against Association Sportive des Conducteurs de Kara (A.S.C Kara)
scheduled for October 27, 2019 at the Togolese national stadium, Stade
de Kegue, Lome while the return fixture is fixed for ‘The Cathedral’,
Nnamdi Azikiwe stadium, Enugu, a week later.