Anthony Umar

Central Midfielder - Rangers International U18
13 Apr 2036
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450 Edition

The Rangers International Courier

12 Mar 2035
From our football correspondent Steady

Match10 Mar 2035

Ikorodu City take the points off Rangers International

Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Squad12 Mar 2035

Tempers go at Rangers International

Ndidi Dennis 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.

Squad12 Mar 2035

Words at Rangers International training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Hilary Gong is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

The dugout12 Mar 2035

Abraham Onyekuru: “No excuses”

“I could talk about decisions and I could talk about luck. I will not. We lost.” The manager, 0‑2, and a press conference that lasted four minutes.

The dugout12 Mar 2035

When it matters, Ganiyu Gberefu plays

It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.

The dugout12 Mar 2035

Chidera Iwobi 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.

Market12 Mar 2035

Chukwueze Akinola 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 Chukwueze Akinola stands, which is more than many ever get.

Squad12 Mar 2035

A Rangers International teenager takes the young player award

Joshua Okereke is 19, and for one weekend he was the best of everybody his age in the division. Nobody should build a career on it and everybody quietly does.

Player ratings12 Mar 2035

Chinedu Sadiq was unplayable

Successful dribbles: 12. 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

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449 Edition

The Rangers International Courier

5 Mar 2035
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Player ratings5 Mar 2035

Joshua Okereke scores twice — 8.77

Two goals and a mark of 8.77 to go with them. Strikers are judged on afternoons like this one and remembered for far fewer of them than people imagine.

Squad5 Mar 2035

Tempers go at Rangers International

Ganiyu Gberefu 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.

Match3 Mar 2035

Rangers International keep winning on the road

4 away wins in a row. Travelling support is the truest kind, and this season it is being repaid in the only currency that counts.

Match3 Mar 2035

Rangers International see off Katsina United

Three points for Rangers International, 3‑2 the final word against Katsina United in a contest settled by the finer margins.

Squad5 Mar 2035

Words at Rangers International training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Ifeanyi Assurance is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

Squad5 Mar 2035

Anthony Umar stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Anthony Umar and Rangers International agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

The dugout5 Mar 2035

The manager makes an example of Stephen Iheanacho

“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.

The dugout5 Mar 2035

The manager’s verdict

“I am not going to get carried away and I will not let them either. It was a good day. There will be harder ones.” Abraham Onyekuru kept it short after the 3‑2 win, which is what managers do when they are happy.

The dugout5 Mar 2035

Etebo Adeleye gets picked when it counts

Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Etebo Adeleye is on it.

In brief

447 Edition

The Rangers International Courier

19 Feb 2035
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Player ratings19 Feb 2035

A brace, and Joshua Okereke takes the afternoon — 8.83

There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Joshua Okereke provided it, and the 8.83 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.

Squad19 Feb 2035

A falling-out at Rangers International

Ganiyu Gberefu and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Transfer targets19 Feb 2035

Rangers International rebuffed over Simon Dennis

Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Nasarawa United have kept their man, and Rangers International go back to a list with one name crossed off it.

Match17 Feb 2035

Rangers International see off Bendel Insurance

Three points for Rangers International, 2‑1 the final word against Bendel Insurance in a contest settled by the finer margins.

The terraces19 Feb 2035

Rangers International supporters have found a favourite in Joshua Okereke

There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 19-year-old it feels ownership of. Joshua Okereke has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.

Match17 Feb 2035

Rangers International keep winning on the road

3 away wins in a row. Travelling support is the truest kind, and this season it is being repaid in the only currency that counts.

Market19 Feb 2035

Rangers International promote Taiwo Oduya from within

The academy exists for exactly this morning. Taiwo Oduya 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.

Market19 Feb 2035

Rangers International promote Anthony Umar from within

The academy exists for exactly this morning. Anthony Umar 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.

Market19 Feb 2035

Rangers International promote Jamilu Osimhen from within

The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jamilu Osimhen 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.

In brief