Rangers adopt Awka City Stadium as new temporary home ground

Semiloore Ige
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Defending champions Rangers International will play their Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) home matches at the Awka City Stadium on a temporary basis.

The Enugu-based club have been forced to relocate their home fixtures because the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium is currently undergoing renovation ahead of the 2026 National Sports Festival.

Rangers opened their NPFL campaign against Katsina United at the MKO Abiola Sports Complex in Abeokuta, with the encounter ending in a 1-1 draw.

The Flying Antelopes will now use the Awka City Stadium for their domestic home matches while the renovation work in Enugu continues.

However, the club will retain the MKO Abiola Sports Complex, Abeokuta, as their venue for continental fixtures.

Rangers secured their place in the second preliminary round of the CAF Champions League after defeating Sobemap FC of Benin Republic 5-4 on penalties on Friday.

The club will therefore continue their continental campaign in Abeokuta while using Awka as their temporary NPFL home ground.

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