Last season in the Nigeria Professional Football league attentions were on games involving champions elect Rangers International and Wikki Tourists who had a mathematical chance of snatching the title from the Flying Antelopes should they slack.

Rangers took care of business from their end beating El Kanemi Warriors 4-0 to render Wikki Tourists 2-0 victory over Sunshine Stars irrelevant and claimed their first title in 32 years.

Eleven months after the drama, once again going into the last games of the Nigeria Professional Football League season, Rangers International will be involved in determining who will win the title and according to Amobi Ezeaku they are delighted and battle ready.

Bar. Amobi Ezeaku who is the team manager of the Flying Antelopes told Sportlineng that the feeling in the reigning champions dressing room ahead of their last game of the season against the ‘champions elect’ Plateau United is similar to last season’s when they hosted El Kanemi Warriors in Enugu.

Rangers were crowned the Nigeria Professional Football League champions at their Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium home ground in front of their fans on 2 October 2016 and yet again they could decide who wins the title this season as both Plateau United and MFM FC go into the last game of the season as potential champions.
“I feel excited. I also feel nostalgic. The feeling of 2nd October 2016 resonates in me,” said Amobi Ezeaku.

“We felt so glad to be in the centre of a footballing history and until this day we are grateful. It is dramatic that the defending champions would be playing her final league game against the champion’s elect. The feeling is just awesome.

“It is a big game tomorrow and we are focused on doing our best. We are prepared for Platea United.

“Whoever emerges the champions after tomorrow would surely be given the mantle to be the king of the League. We’ve enjoyed our own kingship as last year’s champions and we have less than twenty-four hours to relinquish our kingship.”

Amobi Ezeaku wasn’t impressed with his team’s overall performances in all competitions in the concluding season while hoping that the 2017-18 Nigeria Professional Football League season brings them good fortunes.

“Not fully satisfied. We wished to do exploits in the champions league but that was not to be. We struggled through the NPFL and are lucky to be saved. We hope for a better season next year.”

While Plateau United who has 63 points will play Rangers at home, MFM FC with 62 points will travel to Maiduguri to play El-Kanemi Warriors who are undefeated in their last 31 home matches since a 3-1 defeat to Akwa United in March last year.

WHO WILL WIN THE LEAGUE, PLATEAU UNITED OR MFM FC?

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