By Amaechi Agbo

Nigeria’s reigning league champions, Rangers International F.C commenced their journey for the 2nd leg, 2nd preliminary round of the CAF Champions League encounter against G.D Sagrada Esperanca of Angola as a delegation led by the G.M/CEO of the club, Amobi Ezeaku Esq. departed Enugu, Wednesday, via Peace Airlines, for the Angolan capital, Luanda.

The team spent the night in Lagos before connecting a flight on Thursday for the venue of the encounter that is expected to be an interesting one as the coach Fidelis Ilechukwu tutored side seek to pick the ticket for a group stage passage.

Captain of the side, Chinemerem Ugwueze in a chat before the team left Enugu, said, “We are very focused and have put in a lot in preparing for the second leg encounter against Sagrada Esperanca. I think that with the intensive trainings we have done since the end of the first leg, we are good to go and defend the badge of the club. Sure, its going to be a high-pressure game but we have our work cut out and we are optimistic.”

Rangers takes a 1-0 lead into this weekend’s fixture slated for the 48,500 capacity Estadio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola with kick-off slated for 3:30pm Nigeria time on Sunday, September 22, 2024.