*Defending champions Remo Stars, El Kanemi, others relegated
Duro Ikhazuagbe
Enugu Rangers International FC against all odds beat Ikorodu City FC 2-1 yesterday to make history, equaling the all-time record of nine NPFL championships held by their Oriental rivals, Enyimba.
Rangers finished the Nigerian topflight league on 68 points, one more than second-placed Rivers United while Shooting Stars that lost 1-0 to Niger Tornadoes finished on 60 points to pick the CAF Confederation Cup ticket.
Two goals in each half by Captain Chidiebere Nwobodo inside the Mobolaji Johnson Arena at Onikan on Lagos Island, secured the vital win for The Flying Antelopes. The victory rendered closest rivals Rivers United’s 3-0 defeat of Katsina United in Port Harcourt ineffective in their quests to upstage Rangers to the title.
