Igboke Feels Optimistic Over Rangers Performance Ahead Of New NPFL Season

Igboke Feels Optimistic Over Rangers Performance Ahead Of New NPFL Season 

By Emmanuel Chinedu 

Rangers International's young left-back, Kenneth Igboke, has revealed optimism over the team's performance in the upcoming 2023/24 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season, BSNSports.com.ng reports. 

The Enugu-born defender who joined the Flying Antelopes last season from Rangers Feeders was the starting left back for Rangers during the second stanza of the season. 

While speaking in an exclusive interview with BSNSports.com.ng, the 18-year-year-old expressed his hopes and aim to achieve better results this season with Rangers International. 

"First of all, I'm looking forward to how I will defend and contribute to helping the team this season, " said Igboke.

"So, I think with some of my qualities that I will bring help the team to improve better, I believe that we can achieve better results this season."

Igboke, who proved during the second stanza of last season as one of the best young and impressive left-backs in the league, implied that with his speed it will be easier for him to help to contribute a lot to the team than he did last season. 

" I'm someone who has agility and speed. I think with my speed I can cover some distance during games, and I'm also a ball-playing left-sided defender, " Igboke explained. 

" However, for this season, I will be working hard to contribute a lot to the team, and also perform better than I did last season."⁩ 

Lastly, the defender still feels hopeful that the seven-time NPFL champions' target is to win the league this season. 

" The club's target is to be one of the contenders for the league title, which I believe that coach Ilechukwu is capable of doing, " he concludes.

" I'll give 100% to see that the club lifts the trophy at the end of the season. So, I have beliefs that with the way the coach wants us to play, I'm convinced that we are going to fight to win the title."

Igboke will be expecting to start the 2023/24 NPFL season, as Rangers Int'l first choice left back, as they continue pre-season preparation ahead of the new football season, with the league slated to kick off on September 9, 2023.