Gbenga Ogunbote cannot explain Enugu Rangers' implosion at Rivers United

Enugu Rangers head coach, Gbenga Ogunbote says he has no excuse to give for their dramatic failing at the hands of Rivers United on Thursday in a Nigeria Professional Football League tie played at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium in Port Harcourt.

The Flying Antelopes started the game impressively and could have scored in the opening 15 minutes before they allowed their hosts to assert themselves and beat them 3-0.

“We had a bad day and sometimes, you cannot explain (things like this),” Ogunbote told the media.

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