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Rangers appoint Dike

Rangers appoint Dike

Posted: 2009-09-05 11:13

Enugu Rangers have replaced former Nigeria coach Christain Chukwu with Alphonsus Dike, who until recently was in charge of the country’s Under-17 team.

Dike has been given a two-year contract by Rangers and was picked ahead of several other top coaches, including former international David Adiele and David Egbiri.
 
Dike has previously worked with Heartland of Owerri. He was sacked as coach of Nigeria’s Under-17s when he failed to qualify them for the 2009 African Junior Championship in Algeria.
 
Before now Chukwu insisted that he was still Rangers’ top coach, despite an announcement by club management that he had been fired for poor performance. Thereafter, the club advertised in national newspapers for a head coach.
 
Last season, Rangers finished sixth in the 20-team Nigerian Premier League, missing out on a chance to play international football next year.

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Pete : 2009-09-05 11:50

i just hope that he will live up to expectation bcus rangers ain't going to take it easy this time around ...hence the need for a sound coach that can bring them back to the continent as it was during those days when men where men in rangers club.....i just hope that they come back to the continental.

emeka: 2009-09-05 13:42

i love rangers as a club,now the coach has be apointed i when to see a brown new rangers.am a rangers lover so,let government of enugu state bring out money to buy a sound prayers that will give them a continatal ticket next year.

SUYA: 2009-09-05 14:17

@Emeka
Please go back to school.

jeeday: 2009-09-05 16:31

@SUYA, you don't just insult people. You should have shown a compliment in the first place and advice him to please improve on his writing skill instead of asking him to go back to school!

Festus: 2009-09-07 11:52

And there goes the recycling of these old cargoes again. These old coaches do not hav anything to offer to Nigerian football anymore. or how could a coach who could not even qualify for the U17 African championships at the very 1st hurdle be employed by club like rangers. We need young blood to get our football uptodate with modern trends.