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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Holders, Rangers are disappointed with the Oriental derby defeat to Heartland, DAILY POST reports.<\/p>\n

The Flying Antelopes suffered a 2-0 defeat to Heartland at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The Flying Antelopes apologised to their supporters for the defeat.<\/p>\n

\u201cA difficult day for us at home,\u201d Rangers wrote on their Facebook page after the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe apologise to our fans and supporters who turned up in numbers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are building a young team for the future, and while setbacks like this hurt, we remain committed to growing stronger.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rangers dropped to eighth position on the table following the defeat.<\/p>\n

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