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Enugu Rangers Officially Crowned 2023/24 NPFL Champions
The Rangers International Football Club from Enugu, known as the Flying Antelopes or Enugu Rangers, have been crowned the champions of the Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) for the 2023/2024 season.
Sportxparte reports that the Flying Antelopes clinched the title with a 2-1 win against Gombe United at the Zaria Road Stadium in Jos.
Enugu Rangers has now secured their 8th league championship with an impressive 70 points from 38 matches played at the end of the season.
Enugu Rangers were unofficially declared champions of the NPFL last week following their 2-0 victory over Bendel Insurance at their home ground in Enugu.
The match had propelled the Rangers to 67 unbeatable points with just one game left to play after their nearest competitors, Remo Stars and Enyimba, suffered defeats of 2-1 to Sunshine Stars and Sporting Lagos, respectively.
Having won their last game against Gombe United, Amobi Ezeakwu, the team’s captain, was presented with the trophy and a prize of one hundred and fifty million naira during the weekend by the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Musa Gusau.
High-profile guests at the match included the top officials of the NFF led by the president, along with other board members, the chairman of the league board Gbenga Elegbeleye, and the governors of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang and Enugu, Peter Mbah.
With this win, Rangers International will be representing Nigeria in the African Champions League alongside Remo Stars.
