Rangers vs Katsina United: Flying Antelopes target maximum points
Results from the past 16 encounters between both sides show that Rangers have emerged victorious in seven of them while five victories went to Gombe United
Coming from a hard-fought 1-1 draw in the oldest club rivalry encounter, midweek, in Ibadan against 3SC, the ‘Flying Antelopes’, Rangers International F.C is set to ambush visiting ‘Savannah Scorpions’, Gombe United F.C and neutralize its sting in a matchday 17, NPFL 2021/2022 fixture.
The encounter which is re-scheduled for Saturday, March 5, 2022, will happen at the F.C Ifeanyi Ubah Stadium, Ozubulu Road, Nnewi with kickoff fixed for 16.00 hours.
Only two points and four spots separate both sides on the twenty team log, as Rangers occupy the 5th spot with 25 points and Gombe United placed 9th with 23 points.
Soccer fans are assured of quality football on display from both sides as envisaged by Rangers’ gaffer, coach Abdul Maikaba after his wards training session, Friday,
The coach said: “Gombe United is a team with character and we respect them but our target in this match remains the three points at stake. We appreciate the fact that we have lost vital points at our adopted home ground in the past but we have put that experience behind us and focused on doing the needful to annex all points at stake in this fixture.”
The vastly travelled and experienced tactician further said, “We have dropped to the level we know is not good for our ambitions this season so, we need to get our strategies right in this encounter and get our set target back on track. Yes, I appreciate the fact that we have some injury worries in the team but we have capable replacements for this match.”
Results from the past 16 encounters between both sides show that Rangers have emerged victorious in seven of them while five victories went to Gombe United as four ended in draws and the last two fixtures were in the 2017 season with Rangers smiling away with a 2-1 win on May 21, 2017, and 3-3 draw on May 10, 2017, in Gombe.
