Rangers International Football Club of Enugu, the flying antelopes have been crowned champions of the Nigerian Premier Football League 2023/2024 season.
The flying antelopes emerged champions with a 2-1 victory over Gombe United at the Zaria road stadium in Jos to clinch its 8th league title amazing 70 points from 38 matches played during the concluded league season.
Team captain Chukwudi Nwaodu received the trophy and the winning prize of one hundred and fifty million naira from the Nigeria Football Federation president Ibrahim Musa Gusau.
Dignitaries who witnessed the match included the top Nigeria Football Federation board led by the chairman and other members of the football governing board; league board chairman Gbenga Elegbeleye as well as Plateau state governor Caleb Mutfwang and his counterpart from Enugu Peter Mbah.
With the victory Rangers International will represent Nigeria alongside Remo stars in the African Champions League competition.
Remo Stars beat visiting Katsina United 2-1 to finish as runners-up on 65 points, five points adrift of champions Enugu Rangers.
They will play in the CAF Champions League along with Rangers.
Last season champions Enyimba stopped Plateau United 2-0 at home to finish third on 63 points.
They will feature in the second-tier CAF Confederation Cup.
Sporting Lagos, Doma United, Gombe United and Heartland have thus been relegated and will play in the Nigeria National League (NNL) next season.
Four teams have been promoted to the NPFL from the second-tier NNL, namely Beyond Limits, Nasarawa United, Ikorodu City and El Kanemi Warriors.
Enyimba striker, Chijioke Mbaoma has won the Eunisell Boot as the top scorer in the NPFL for the 2023/24 season.
He succeeds another Enyimba striker, Emeka Obioma, who was top scorer last season.
Mbaoma netted his 17th goal of the season in the final game against Plateau United in Aba.
He will get a special award as well as prize money for finishing as the Goal King of the league.
