New Era Begins In Scotland As Joe Aribo & Leon Balogun Gets A New Manager At Rangers

New Era Begins In Scotland As Joe Aribo & Leon Balogun Gets A New Manager At Rangers By Omolagba Oluwayemi A moment of new beginning it'll be be for Nigeria duo of Joe Aribo and Leon Balogun as they returned to Scotland after the FIFA international break where they helped Nigeria secure one of the playoffs ticket for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, BSNSports.com.ng reports. Rangers FC of Scotland where the Nigeria duo of Joe Aribo and Leon Balogun plies their trade alongside Calvin Bassey and injured Nnamdi Ofoborh on Thursday announced Giovanni Van Bronckhorst as Manager following the departure of Steven Gerrard to Aston Villa 8 days ago. Before they embarked on their journey to Africa where they featured for Nigeria across two games in the qualifier series, the news of the departure of their then manager, Steven Gerrard got to them which definitely wasn't a pleasant one going by how both of them (Joe Aribo & Leon Balogun) had thrived under him. Having gotten the job done for their national team, the duo will now set their sights on securing a regular playing time under the new manager having done that under Steven Gerrard. The 46 year-old Giovanni Van Bronckhorst who is former Light Blues player is a hugely respected and vastly experienced figure in the game, and joins Gers subject to receipt of a work permit. van Bronckhorst is a phenomenally decorated player both at club level and on the international stage for The Netherlands, while as a manager, he returned glory to Rotterdam’s Feyenoord in the Eredivise and in cup competitions – winning five trophies during his successful time at De Kuip. His playing time in Glasgow was laden with success and five Rangers trophies as he won two league titles, two Scottish Cups and a League Cup while making 118 appearances and scoring 22 goals in the process. After retirement, he began his coaching career at Feyenoord, initially under Ronald Koeman and then Fred Rutten, before earning the chance to become manager of the Rotterdam club for the 2015-16 season. He won the Dutch Cup in his first full season, and then won Feyenoord’s first league title in 18 years in 2017 along with a Johan Cruyff Shield, and added another Dutch Cup and Johan Cruyff Shield in 2018 before leaving at the end of the 2018/19 campaign. Following Feyenoord, he had a spell gaining further experience within the City Football Group, owners of Manchester City among other clubs, and most recently he managed Guangzhou R&F in the Chinese Super League. “I am absolutely delighted to be returning to Rangers as the club’s new manager, says Giovanni Van Bronckhorst in his first press conference. “I feel so lucky to be going to work with a squad which is in a great position on all fronts and largely has that experience of being winners. “I look forward to carrying on and enhancing the work that has been done already alongside Ross Wilson and the board of the club, and I’m grateful for the chance to work again at this huge football club," he added. Leon Balogun and Joe Aribo alongside other members of the Rangers team will welcome Hibernian to the Ibrox Stadium on Sunday for a Scottish League Cup tie