Olusesi predicts tough game against Lobi Stars

 

By Taofeek Babalola

 

Rangers International captain, Temitope Olusesi expects this weekend’s Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) match day 6 fixture against Lobi Stars to be a keenly contested encounter.

  

Seven-time Nigeria league champions will seek to continue its fine form in the ongoing campaign as they go into the game with four matches without a loss. Since dropping all points in a match day 1 fixture in Port-Harcourt against table toppers, Rivers United, the Flying Antelopes have upped their game; winning three and earning one draw in four games including a win on the road.

Heading into this weekend’ titanic soccer battle which will be the 27th time both sides will be engaging in a top flight fixture, the visitors have an edge over the hosts as the Makurdi-based outfit earned 13 victories in the 26 encounters with four draws while the Flying Antelopes have nine victories.

Going into this fixture, both sides seat on ten points apiece having won three matches and drawn one with one loss suffered by each side but Lobi Stars enjoy a superior goals advantage having scored eight goals and conceding four while Rangers have scored five goals and leaked in three goals in five matches already prosecuted.

Speaking ahead of the feisty fixture, Olusesi said: “To me, the game is going to be a very good game because they (Lobi Stars) are a good side and we respect them just as we do other opponents. We have decided to take every match as a cup final and the game on Sunday in Enugu will not be different. We shall come out victorious by God’s grace.”