Rangers FC of Enugu players

Rangers International FC on Thursday defeated Mountain of Fire and Miracles (MFM) FC 2 – 0 after the postponed match was eventually concluded at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a rainstorm had stalled the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) match day 30 showdown between the rivals on Wednesday.

The downpour, which began 42 minutes into the game and lasted for over an hour, rendered the field water-logged.

The centre referee and the match commissioner had to postpone the second half of the match, after spirited moves to resume play proved unsuccessful.

Rangers had shot to a 1-0 lead in the first half before the downpour disrupted the match.

The goal was scored by midfielder Chiamaka Madu, who converted a pass from his teammate into the net in the 15^th minute of play.

The second goal of the match was scored in the 17^th minute of the rescheduled second half on Thursday by Ifeanyi George through a penalty kick.

The hard-fighting MFM side struggled without success to register a goal, but ended up losing the match 0-2, the same margin with which they beat Rangers in the first stanza of the league.

Meanwhile, football fans have expressed disappointment over the absence of contingency measures to deal with flooding at the stadium.

Chibuike Onyia noted that the League Management Company (LMC) should ensure that its match venues were not affected by predictable weather conditions.

“We must up our game, in other climate, weather did not affect matches as we see today,’’ Onyia noted.

Oliver Okoro, a Rangers supporter, told NAN that it was rather disappointing that the rain did not allow the team to clinically conclude the match earlier.

(NAN)