Sunday Mba In Enugu Rangers Squad To Battle Libolo

[Folami David]

Sunday Mba is in the Enugu Rangers squad to face Angolan club, Recreativo do Libolo in this weekend's second leg, second round fixture in Cuanza Sul, Angola.
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Rangers drew the first leg 0-0 just over a week ago in Enugu but have now been boosted by the news that Mba, who impressed with the Nigeria's Super Eagles at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa, has been included in the squad for the crucial second leg game against Libolo.
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Media officer of Rangers, Forster Chime who disclosed this to supersport.com explained that the attacking midfielder has since teamed up with the rest of the squad in Abuja.
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"Yes, Mba has joined the squad in Abuja and I can confirm that he will play against the Angolans if he is selected by the coach. We will leave for Angola on Thursday," Chime said.
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Mba has yet to play competitively in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) this season following a long drawn dispute over his ownership between two top flight clubs, Warri Wolves and Enugu Rangers but Chime is optimistic the player will be cleared in time for this weekend's game.
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"Representatives of both clubs have been speaking in recent days and we are confident a deal will be reached before the end of (Thursday, May 2)," he said.
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Mba has also been speaking about the impasse between the two clubs which has left him frozen out of competitive action on the domestic front.
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"For me, I just want to play. The last time I played a competitive game, (for Nigeria against Kenya in a 2014 Fifa world cup qualifier), everyone could see I did not perform up to my usual standards but that was mainly because I had not been playing competitively prior to that game so I am quite pleased to return action," he said.
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The 24-year-old further acknowledged that talent alone would not see him achieve his full potentials in the game citing the example of Argentine superstar, Lionel Messi in a recent Uefa Champions League game for FC Barcelona against German club, FC Bayern Munich.
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"Messi recently got injured and because he was lacking in match practice, he struggled against Bayern Munich as Barcelona lost 4-0.
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"It is important for any professional to regularly be involved in competitive action and I am happy I will return to the pitch this weekend," he concluded.
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After a goalless first leg in Enugu, a loss by any margin will mean Rangers, Nigeria's sole surviving club in continental competition this season, crash out at the Estadio Municipal de Calulo, Angola.