Nigeria Players Abroad
Cyriel Dessers inspires Rangers return to winning ways against Kilmarnock
By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde
Nigeria forward, Cyriel Dessers bagged an assist as Rangers returned to winning ways with a 3-1 win against Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premiership match on Tuesday.
The Glasgow based side suffered a loss to Celtic in their last league game.
It took Ross McCausland’s 41st minute opener from Dessers assist to break the deadlock for the host.
Abdallah Sima doubled the lead for Rangers in the 45th minute before Daniel Armstrong pulled a goal back for Kilmarnock from the penalty spot in the 58th minute.
Former Norwich player, Todd Cantwell out the game beyond reasonable double with the third goal for Rangers.
Dessers saw 71 minutes of action before he was replaced by Fabio Silva.
He has scored six goals with two assists in the league for his team.
The win ended Kilmarnock’s three match unbeaten run as the host bounce back from previous loss.
Rangers maintained their second position in the Scottish Premiership table with 46 points after 20 games, eight points behind leaders, Celtic.
They have two outstanding games to play in a bid to close the gap on the leaders.
