Super Eagles forward impresses in Rangers 4-0 win against Motherwell
Nigeria’s Super Eagles forward, Joe Aribo, was in great form on a day Glasgow Rangers claimed a 4-0 win over Motherwell.
Aribo scored one of the goals that confirmed Rangers’ supremacy in the all-important warm-up duel.
The Gers had come into this match with a 100% record in their friendly games, keeping clean sheets in all.
They first saw off French giants Lyon before edging past Patrick Vieira’s Nice by the same scoreline.
Wednesday’s match at the Ibrox saw Rangers take a 3-0 lead thanks to Ryan Kent, Ianis Hagi – who scored a brace in the victory over Nice, and then Aribo on the stroke of half-time.
Ricki Lamie then went on to put the ball into his own net in the 68th minute to complete the scoring.
Rangers are participating in friendly games in a bid to get players fit after the 2019-20 Scottish Premiership was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Joe Aribo scored this beauty in a pre-season friendly for Rangers earlier this night.
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Celtic were declared champions for the ninth consecutive season, finishing 13 points clear of Rangers. Both sides faced off in the Scottish League Cup final and it was the men in green and white that came out victorious 1-0.
A new Premiership season commences on August 1 with Rangers tackling Aberdeen at Pittodrie.
Aribo joined Rangers from Charlton Athletic in last summer and was an instant hit for Steven Gerrard’s team, making a total of 48 appearances in all competitions, scoring nine goals and providing eight goals.
Three of them came in Premiership wins against Livingston, Hibernian and a 2-2 draw at St. Johnstone.
Aribo also scored three times during Europa League qualifying in victories against St. Joseph’s, FC Progres Niederkorn and FC Midtjylland.
Rangers made it into the group phase and finished second in Group G, one point behind FC Porto and ahead of Young Boys and Feyenoord. They beat Braga 4-2 on aggregate in the Round of 32, but have a molehill to climb in the Round of 16 with a 3-1 first leg home defeat by Bayer Leverkusen.
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Aribo switched international allegiance from England to Nigeria and made his Super Eagles bow in a friendly with Ukraine in September 2019, scoring on the occasion, before netting his second in the next encounter this time a 1-1 draw with five-time world champions Brazil.
The 24-year-old’s energetic displays in the middle of the park have made him become a fast fan favourite in the country after just four caps and is largely seen as an upgrade to former captain John obi Mikel.