{"id":127989,"date":"2024-08-15T23:10:41","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T22:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/caf-champions-league-okafor-upbeat-rangers-will-beat-us-zilimadjou"},"modified":"2024-08-16T00:15:58","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T23:15:58","slug":"caf-champions-league-okafor-upbeat-rangers-will-beat-us-zilimadjou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/caf-champions-league-okafor-upbeat-rangers-will-beat-us-zilimadjou","title":{"rendered":"CAF Champions League: Okafor upbeat Rangers will beat US Zilimadjou"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Rangers forward Onyekachi Okafor has expressed the team\u2019s readiness for the CAF Champions League preliminary round first leg clash against US Zilimadjou of Comoros.<\/p>\n<p>The game is billed for the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo.<\/p>\n<p>The second leg will also hold at the stadium a week later.<\/p>\n<p>Okafor said that the players are highly motivated to record victory in both legs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverywhere is good, No player is out injured,\u201d Okafor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe team is motivated to win the both legs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Rangers forward Onyekachi Okafor has expressed the team\u2019s readiness for the CAF Champions League preliminary round first leg clash against US Zilimadjou of Comoros. The game is billed for the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo. The second leg will also hold at the stadium a week later. 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