By Daily Sports on July 13, 2016
Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) title contenders Enugu Rangers have been knocked out of the 2016 Federation Cup.
Rangers were beaten 2-1 by Nigeria National League (NNL) club Crown FC in Kaduna on Tuesday.
Second-half substitute Bello Owello netted the winner for the Oshogbo club after Peter Michael scored the game’s opener in 28th minute at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna.
Godwin Aguda had temporarily equalised for Rangers but it turned out to be purely academic in the end as the Flying Antelopes bowed out of Nigeria’s oldest football competition with a whimper.
“We underrated Crown from the beginning and we opened up ourselves too much in defence.
“We also failed to take the chances that came our way at the other end.
“It was a strange game and we just did not play to our usual level. We were not organised enough.
“It is a disappointing day for all fans of our great club, but right now we just have to lift ourselves up and concentrate on the league,” Rangers head coach, Imama Amapakabo said.
Enugu Rangers are currently in second place on the NPFL standings.
•Text from Supersports.com.
Source Daily Sports
Posted July 13, 2016
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