AITEO CUP FINAL: Rangers set to storm Asaba with 10 thousand supporters

The national chairman of Rangers International F.C supporters club Ibuchukwu Nwodo has revealed that he is planning to mobilise over ten thousand club’s supporters to the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba for the Aiteo Cup final against Kano Pillars on Wednesday.

Nwodo said that a five-man committee has been put in place for the success of the trip to Asaba and ensure that his members from all the branches in Nigeria were being mobilised to drum support for the ‘Flying Antelopes’.

“I am indeed very glad that we are in the finals once again after a lengthy break and we hope to make it count. No doubt, we expect a tough challenge from Kano Pillars but with the way our team has been playing, I don’t see us letting the cup slip through our fingers. We, members of the supporters club have put a committee in place to help us organize a smooth movement to Asaba and back with the trophy. We are looking to mobilizing ten thousand of our members to storm Asaba to drum our darling Rangers to a resounding victory,” stated the special assistant to Enugu state governor, Rt. Hon. (Dr.) Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi.

On the qualification of the five-time F.A/Aiteo cup champions for its first final in eleven years, Nwodo added: “It is a thing of joy and goes a long way to show the level of motivation been shown to the club by the governor of Enugu state since he came to power. He a strong Rangers supporter and has never hidden his love for Rangers. It is almost a dream come true and this is pay-back period from the players for the cup to come back to Enugu after a long while.

“With the arrangement on ground, we hope to depart Enugu with at least fifty buses comprising Marcopollo, Coaster and mini buses conveying our supporters to Asaba while our branches in Nnewi, Abakaliki, Onitsha and others have indicated interests to be in Asaba.”