By Taofeek
Babalola
Rangers
International F.C of Enugu head coach, Benedict Ugwu, has said that his side will
be fully prepared and are not scared of any opponent in the group stage of the
CAF Confederation Cup.
Ugwu stated
this after Tuesday draw which paired Rangers International against Pyramids F.C of
Egypt, F.C Nouadibhou of Mauritania and Al-Masry of Egypt in Group A of the
competition.
Ugwu said
that it was a good draw for the ‘Flying Antelopes’ and he was positive of
leading the Enugu side to its second continental triumph this season.
“It is a
very fine draw for us and we fear no foe. It surely will be tough but we are
physically, psychologically and spiritually prepared for the games of the group
stage. Our target remains laying our hands on the trophy for a second time at
the end of this season”, Ugwu said.
Rangers will
kick start the group stage of the competition with a home tie against Pyramids
F.C of Egypt on December 1, 2019 with a road trip to Cairo for a date with
Al-Masry on December 8 for the match day 2 encounter.
The seven
time Nigeria league champions ended third in the group stage last season where
they had two Tunisian sides and a Burkina-Faso side to contend with.
To get to
this stage of the competition, Rangers lost 2-1 to Gabonese side, A.S Pelican
in Libreville before overturning the deficit in the return leg, 3-1 for a 4-3
aggregate win in the first round after drawing a bye in the preliminary stage
before showing Togolese league champions, A.S.C Kara the way out of the
competition on away goals rule after both legs of the playoff round stood at
2-2 ( A 2-1 loss at Stade de Kegue, Lome and a 1-0 win at Nnamdi Azikiwe
stadium).
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