Rangers International defender Ifeanyi Onyebuchi has assured fans of his team’s readiness to tackle their opponents in the second preliminary round of the CAF Champions League.
The Flying Antelopes are set to go up against Angolan league runners-up, G.D. Sagrada Esperança, in Uyo for the first leg on Friday, September 13th, 2024.
Onyebuchi reassured the club’s loyal supporters, stating that he and his teammates are optimistic ahead of the match.
Speaking ahead of the match, Onyebuchi acknowledged the challenge posed by the visiting Angolan side, who secured a 4-0 aggregate win over a team from Seychelles in the first preliminary round.
“We are fully prepared. We have been working hard ahead of this encounter and I believe that by Friday, victory shall be ours by the special grace of God.
Now the team understand the fact that goals win matches especially at this stage of the competition and we have been working very hard at training to ensure that we convert our chances against our opponent who we understand is not a small team just like us.”
“Going into this fixture, we are confident and have self-belief that we shall secure the group stage ticket after the two legs of this round of the competition.
For the NPFL champions, they advanced to this stage after defeating the Comoros side, US Zilimadjou, 2-1 on aggregate in the CAF Champions League preliminary round.
