Rangers International F.C.

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Rangers International FC
Full nameRangers International Football Club
Nickname(s)Flying Antelopes[1]
Founded1970; 54 years ago (1970)[2]
GroundNnamdi Azikiwe Stadium
Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria
Capacity22,000
ChairmanAmobi Ezeaku
CoachFidelis Ilechukwu[3]
LeagueNigeria Professional Football League
2023–24Nigeria Professional Football League, 1st of 20 (champions)
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Rangers International Football Club, commonly known as Enugu Rangers, is a Nigerian professional association football team founded in 1970. Based in Enugu, the Rangers play their home games at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium.[4] Enugu Rangers are one of the three oldest clubs in Nigeria, the other two being Bendel Insurance and Kano Pillars,[5] and the only Nigerian club never to have been relegated from the Nigeria Premier League.[5]

  1. ^ "Nigeria: This Rangers Team Will Be Like 70s Squad – Okala". allafrica.com. 30 September 2004.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". nm.onlinenigeria.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Rangers unveil 'Working One' Ilechukwu". thenationonlineng.net. 6 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Nigeria – Enugu Rangers International FC – Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news – Soccerway". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Enugu Rangers: The journey to ignominy". Espn.com. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2018.