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Rangers 1-0 Esperança: Nigeria champions earn slim Champions League first leg lead

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Rangers 1-0 Esperança: Nigeria champions earn slim Champions League first leg lead

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Rangers International FC secured a crucial 1-0 victory over Sagrada Esperança in the first leg of the CAF Champions League Second Preliminary Round.

Kazeem Ogunleye scored the decisive goal in the 77th minute at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, giving Rangers a slim advantage heading into the second leg.

This narrow win mirrors their performance in the previous round, where they also won 1-0 in the first leg against US Zilimadjou of Comoros Island, with both legs played at the same venue.

The second leg is scheduled for September 22, 2024, and Rangers will be aiming to protect their lead to advance to the next stage of the competition.

The aggregate winner will progress further in the CAF Champions League.

Oluwaseun Oyediji

Oluwaseun Babatunde Oyediji is a multi-media sports journalist with over 10 years experience in Information Communication Technology (ICT), women's football, and beach soccer reportage.The prolific writer is the Media Assistant to Nigeria Beach Soccer League and Africa Beach Soccer Union as well as contributor on Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) website.He has covered multiple national and international football tournaments including Championship of African Nations (CHAN 2020), CAF Women's Champions League (2023), and Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023).Since 2021, Oyediji has covered the NWFL Premiership especially the season ending Super Six Playoffs.A member of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Ogun state chapter is also the image maker of the Remo Sports Development Council under the leadership of Chief Falilat Ogunkoya and David Osuolale.

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