The Rangers International Courier
Match8 Oct 2029
The season ends: position 6 for Rangers International
The last league game has been played and the table has stopped moving: 62 points. The summer begins on Monday, and so does the argument about what it all meant.
Squad8 Oct 2029
George Abine signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” George Abine and Rangers International agree another 2 years.
Squad8 Oct 2029
Tempers go at Rangers International
Bassey John was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad8 Oct 2029
A row about effort at Rangers International
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Ifeanyi Assurance was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market8 Oct 2029
One of our own: Chukwueze Okereke joins the Rangers International first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Chukwueze Okereke is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market8 Oct 2029
Rangers International promote Abraham Babatunde from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Abraham Babatunde has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market8 Oct 2029
Leon Umar steps up from the Rangers International academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Leon Umar has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market8 Oct 2029
Rangers International promote Anthony Nwankwo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Anthony Nwankwo has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
The dugout8 Oct 2029
Olaide Jamal 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.
In brief
- Squad Shola Adelani named in the team of the month
- The dugout No place for Chibueze Oputa on the big day
- The dugout When it matters, Ganiyu Gberefu plays