By Amaechi Agbo

The Technical Adviser of Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL champions, Fidelis Ilechukwu has described the Flying Antelopes second leg final preliminary CAF Champions League playoff against Sagrada Esperanca FC of Angola on Sunday as a cup final.

Mr Ilechukwu who stated this as the team departed Enugu for Lagos on Wednesday en route Angola later today, expressed optimism that the eight-time Nigeria champions will pick a positive result in Angola to see them reach the Group Stage of the continents apex league.

No Nigeria club has reached the group stage of the CAF Champions League in the last three years and this is a fact the gaffer is not unaware of. Rangers hold slim 1-0 advantage from the first leg played in Uyo last weekend.

“We are going to Luanda to play this encounter as a cup final. Our opponents are very technical and have fast players but we have done our duties on how to contain them and push our way into the group stage of the competition.

“It will be a difficult match but I am optimistic of a positive result,” the coach said.