The Rangers International Courier
Market4 Jan 2027
Chidiebere Nwobodo 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.
Match2 Jan 2027
No end in sight to Rangers International's wait for a win
6 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.
The dugout4 Jan 2027
Emmanuel Okoko keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Rangers International may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Player ratings4 Jan 2027
Age has not caught Godwin Obaje yet — 7.80
At 36 he is supposed to be managing his minutes. Instead he was marked 7.80 and looked, for ninety minutes, exactly like the player everybody remembers.
Boardroom4 Jan 2027
A new deal for Anthony Olagunju
The board have signed the man in the dugout to a longer contract, which says more than any statement of support. Stability is easy to promise and costly to keep.
Transfer targets4 Jan 2027
Samuel Ezekiel is a medical away from Rangers International
The deal with Ikorodu City is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Squad4 Jan 2027
Divine Chidera is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 23 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Boardroom4 Jan 2027
Graduation day at Rangers International
4 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Player ratings4 Jan 2027
Ganiyu Gberefu was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 20. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
In brief
- Squad The season belongs to Godwin Asiriuwa
- Market David Ogunjobi steps up from the Rangers International academy
- Market Victor Lawal steps up from the Rangers International academy