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The keenly anticipated NPFL title decider between Rangers and Enyimba ended in chaos with both team taking to social media after the match was abandoned.
The remarkable scenes that saw the NPFL title showdown between Rangers International and Enyimba abandoned in Enugu have sparked an EXTRAORDINARY social media battle between the two rivals.
With the highly-anticipated Oriental Derby poised at 0-0 deep into stoppage time, chaos erupted when referee Ogunayanmodi awarded Rangers a 98th-minute penalty after Godwin Obaje was pulled back by Pascal Eze.
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20:37 - 09.06.2024
Rangers vs Enyimba: NPFL Oriental derby fails to live up to pre-match hype after inconclusive end following 98th minute penalty
NPFL leaders Rangers International and defending champions Enyimba failed to deliver what they promised in the Oriental derby.
Rangers vs Enyimba chaos spills to social media
Enyimba players furiously protested the decision before incredibly taking the remarkable step of ABANDONING the match and walking off the pitch as tensions boiled over.
With the game unable to be completed amidst the farcical scenes, both clubs have now taken their bitter war of words to social media in a heated public clash.
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Enyimba fired the first shot across the bows, tweeting: "Na football we come play....no be war" in an apparent dig at the violence and match abandonment.
But Rangers hit back explosively with a now-deleted post that read: "Enyimba players and fans were so unprofessional.”
“ The videos are everywhere. Nigerians can see your unprofessionalism in full galore. Enyimba Players beating refree. Enyimba Players and Fans Fighting and Stoning Stewards with sharp objects."
The gloves are well and truly off between these two NPFL heavyweights as their highly-charged title battle threatens to descend into all-out war on and off the pitch!
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With so much at stake in the chase for the Nigerian league crown, it's clear these bitter rivals are prepared to go to ANY lengths to be crowned champions.
Strap yourselves in for what could be weeks of fallout and surely disciplinary action to come from this contest that's exploded into complete PANDEMONIUM!
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