Chimobi Igwilo

Attacking Midfielder (L) - Rangers International
21 Nov 2027
Sunday
Process
65 Edition

The Rangers International Courier

25 Oct 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Idris Ajiya says Rangers International went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Market

Oluwaseun Oladimeji is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Rangers International is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

Squad

Lucky Jimoh out for 14 days

The medical room confirms 14 days on the sidelines for Lucky Jimoh, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

In brief

Back issues
56 Edition

The Rangers International Courier

23 Aug 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Chimobi Igwilo: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Rangers International have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Market

Emmanuel Essien is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Rangers International is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

Match

No end in sight to Rangers International's wait for a win

4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Rangers International has to find a result from somewhere.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Waheed Adebayo

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Squad

Chidozie Iwundu left out for the big one

A player who expected to start watched it instead. The manager will call it a decision for the team; Chidozie Iwundu will call it something else in private.

Match

Honours even between Rangers International and Warri Wolves

1-1, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.

Market

Rangers International and Wisdom Samuel are talking past each other

“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.

Market

Lucky Jimoh is free to find somewhere else

“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Rangers International has been clear about where Lucky Jimoh stands, which is more than many ever get.

Market

Chidozie Iwundu linked with a move away

The name of Chidozie Iwundu keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Rangers International say nothing, which says plenty.

In brief

45 Edition

The Rangers International Courier

7 Jun 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Berekum Chelsea come back empty-handed

The bid was some way short and Rangers International did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.

Squad

Chimobi Igwilo says Rangers International went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Match

Rangers International get the job done against Wikki Tourists

A 2-0 win over Wikki Tourists, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.

Squad

Agu Kenechukwu gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Squad

The month belongs to Wale Musa Alli

The award is a small thing with a heavy meaning: for four weeks nobody in this division did his job better. Rangers International have the trophy on a shelf and the player in the side.

Boardroom

Rangers International release $1.1M for the manager

The board have put money on the table rather than an encouraging word. What happens to it now is somebody else's problem, and somebody else's job.

In brief

44 Edition

The Rangers International Courier

31 May 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Daniel Monday: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Rangers International have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Match

5 matches without a win for Rangers International

The run now stands at 5, and the questions being asked around Rangers International are no longer polite ones.

Squad

Emmanuel Jesam is in the form of his life

A season average of 7.23 with 14 goals behind it. Opponents have started planning around him, which is the sincerest compliment football pays.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Ikechukwu Mgbemena

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Match

Rangers International share the spoils with Niger Tornadoes

A 1-1 draw with Niger Tornadoes leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.

Squad

Chimobi Igwilo knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Rangers International, and both men came out saying it was fine.

In brief

38 Edition

The Rangers International Courier

19 Apr 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Match

Rangers International up to position 1

27 points on the board and a place in the leading group. Nobody at the ground is saying the word out loud yet.

Match

12 unbeaten for Rangers International

Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 12 matches without defeat is a foundation Rangers International did not have in the autumn.

Squad

Wale Musa Alli is in the form of his life

A season average of 7.40 with 6 goals behind it. Opponents have started planning around him, which is the sincerest compliment football pays.

In brief

27 Edition

The Rangers International Courier

1 Feb 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Osagie Onisodumeya keeps Rangers International in it on his own

Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.

Market

Ugwuoke Ugochukwu asks to leave Rangers International

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Squad

Agu Kenechukwu out for 87 days

The medical room confirms 87 days on the sidelines for Agu Kenechukwu, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

Match

Rangers International see off Plateau United

Three points for Rangers International, 2-0 the final word against Plateau United in a contest settled by the finer margins.

Squad

Training ground row involving Precious Agwu

Tempers went at Rangers International this week. Nothing a hard session and a quiet word cannot repair, though the story got out all the same.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Chimobi Igwilo

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

In brief

24 Edition

The Rangers International Courier

11 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Ejike Ikwu asks to leave Rangers International

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Squad

Divine Chidera: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Rangers International have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Match

4 matches without a win for Rangers International

The run now stands at 4, and the questions being asked around Rangers International are no longer polite ones.

Match

6 unbeaten for Rangers International

Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 6 matches without defeat is a foundation Rangers International did not have in the autumn.

Squad

Chimobi Igwilo signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Chimobi Igwilo commits to Rangers International for another 4 years.

Squad

Kenneth Igboke gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Market

Rangers International and Osagie Onisodumeya are talking past each other

“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.

Market

Ganiyu Gberefu told to find a new club

“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Ganiyu Gberefu has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Rangers International.

Match

Rangers International share the spoils with Nasarawa United

A 1-1 draw with Nasarawa United leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.

In brief