NPFL: We Were Held Hostage For 30 Mins But No One Was Hurt - Rangers International

NPFL: We Were Held Hostage For 30 Mins But No One Was Hurt - Rangers International By Niyi Busari Rangers International Football Club of Enugu on Sunday were held hostage after their 1-2 away win over Katsina United in one of the match-day 1 of Nigeria Professional Football League games, BSNSports.com.ng can report. Ossy Martins and Chidiebere Nwobodo scored the two goals for the visitors who ran away with three maximum points. Mustapha Salisu however, reduced the deficit after he scored for Katsina United. The seven time Nigeria League champions reported on their official Facebook page that they were held hostage. "We are being held hostage by irate fans after our win in Katsina." Rangers added that no one was hurt as the players and officials were rescued by the security personnels on duty thirty minutes later. "To their credit, the security personnel on duty reacted well in leading the visiting team away from the stadium thirty minutes after the match ended as some fans reacted to the result of the match negatively just as no player or official got any bodily harm." Meanwhile, Katsina United debunked the report that Rangers were held hostage in Katsina after their 1-2 home loss. "The management of Katsina United FC has debunked the alleged keeping hostage of Rangers Int'l Fc players by Katsina United fans. "Even though katsina United Fc loss their first match of the new season at Muhammadu Dikko Stadium but nothing like that happened. "The management therefore urged football loving fans, stakeholders and officials of the league management company to disregard such reports as it is baseless and full of lies."