FIDELIS ILECHUKWU DREAMS NPFL TITLE AFTER ORIENTAL DERBY WIN AGAINST HEARTLAND
Enugu Rangers coach, Fidelis Ilechukwu, says his team is building up the momentum in their quest to land their first Nigeria Premier Football League title in eight years. His pronouncement comes after Rangers boosted their chances of winning an eighth NPFL title when they edged Heartland 2-1 in an Oriental derby last Sunday. According to Ilechukwu who was excited about the win, the Flying Antelopes has worked very hard to earn this victory. The former Heartland coach also noted that, hopefully, his team shall keep the momentum to push higher in the league and maintain the fight till it achieve its aim of winning the title.
The Flying Antelopes has opened scoring in the 37th minute through Ifeanyi Onyekachi’s header off a Kelechi Nweke corner kick before the latter fired in from 25 yards out to double their lead. Heartland halved the deficit in the 90th minute through Chukwuebuka Ogbonna but it was only a consolation as Ilechukwu’s side extended their unbeaten run in the league to nine games. Enugu Rangers currently lead the table with 48 points from 27 matches
