Coach of the reigning Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL champions, Fidelis Ilechukwu, has reacted to Thursday’s CAF Champions League draw.
At an elaborate draw ceremony at CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Rangers were pitched against Comoros Islands’ league champions, Union Sportive Zilimadjou, in the first preliminary round.
As indicated, the Flying Antelopes will first travel to Moroni, the capital of the Island nation, where they will face the Island nation’s champions at the 14,000-capacity Baumer Stadium on either 16, 17, or 18, August 2024. The return leg is scheduled to take place in Nigeria a week later.
“No team is small”
Reacting to what appears as a kind draw on paper, Ilechukwu while speaking with his club media said no team is small so Rangers will prepare very well for the immediate task ahead of them.
‘The Building One’ as Ilechukwu is now called said of the draw, “No team is a small team in the continent anymore.”
“We respect our…