Rangers FC stars are signed off on huge fiasco

Representation duties apply to players all over the world. Rangers FC has 12 players on national team duty. Out of this pool, 3 players are representing Nigeria, namely defender Balogun, midfielder Aribo and the speedy Bassey. And it was Nigeria’s match that was disastrous!

The Scottish champion wished the Nigerian players good luck on Twitter, even though it was sort of reckoned that Nigeria would not need luck in their home game against Central African Republic.

The pre-match odds on the visiting team were around 30! The impoverished country shouldn’t have stood a chance against the African football giant, but sometimes miracles happen in football.

Balogun and Aribo started in German coach Rohr’s starting eleven. Bassey remained on the substitutes’ bench and did not enter the match.

In the end, Nigeria controlled the ball 67% of the time, taking 10 shots, but none of them between the three posts. SAR took three shots, two of which were on target. You may not be surprised to learn that the last shot in the 90th minute ended up behind the back of Francis Uzoh.

Rangers FC players, according to statistics from the prestigious Grecenote Sports, were behind the third most shocking defeat in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. In fact, SAR’s chances of winning were just 7.4%.

The rematch on the Central African Republic’s soil takes place this Sunday and the Eagles (the nickname of Nigeria’s footballers), including Rangers FC players, will have their work cut out to make amends for this embarrassment.

By the way, Joe Aribo and Calvin Bassey are great friends of the very unpopular Glen Kamara in the Czech Republic. For example, they danced together during the title celebrations.

Sources: Rangers FC, Grecenote Live