Enugu Rangers have launched an official assertion addressing Moses Simon’s current revelation that he was dropped throughout his early trial with the membership as a result of he’s not Igbo. The Tremendous Eagles winger made the declare throughout an interview on City Dwell, in a video printed on Friday, 10 July 2026.
The membership has firmly denied the allegation, stressing that Rangers Worldwide has by no means maintained any coverage of discrimination primarily based on ethnicity, tribe, faith, or place of birth.
Beneath is the total assertion issued on their official Fb web page:
Rangers Worldwide Soccer Membership has taken observe of feedback attributed to Tremendous Eagles star Moses Simon concerning his expertise throughout a trial on the membership a few years in the past.
Whereas we respect each participant’s proper to recount his private journey, you will need to clearly state that Rangers Worldwide FC has by no means maintained and doesn’t keep any coverage of discrimination primarily based on ethnicity, tribe, faith or place of birth.
For over 5 many years, Rangers has stood as one in all Nigeria’s foremost nationwide soccer establishments. Though proudly rooted in Enugu and the South East, the membership has at all times belonged to Nigeria. All through its wealthy historical past, Rangers has been dwelling to gamers, coaches and officers from just about each a part of the nation and the continent, all united by one goal: excellence on the soccer pitch.
The membership’s recruitment philosophy has at all times been primarily based on footballing means, character, self-discipline and dedication — not ethnic identification. 1000’s of gamers have handed by Rangers through the years; some earned contracts, others didn’t. Such selections are a part of soccer and are influenced by quite a few sporting, technical and administrative issues. It could due to this fact be inaccurate to characterise Rangers as an establishment that discriminates towards gamers due to their ethnicity.
Certainly, the current‑day Rangers has intentionally strengthened the membership’s dedication to professionalism, meritocracy, range and inclusion. Our males’s, ladies’s and youth groups proceed to welcome proficient footballers from each a part of Nigeria and past, reflecting the membership’s perception that soccer ought to unite relatively than divide.
Rangers stays dedicated to offering equal alternatives to each proficient participant no matter ethnic background, faith or geographical origin. The values that outline this nice membership are excellence, integrity, self-discipline, laborious work and unity.
As one in all Nigeria’s most historic soccer establishments, Rangers will proceed to function an emblem of nationwide integration, the place expertise speaks relatively than tribe and efficiency stays the final word criterion for alternative.
By no means Say Die.
Softfootball understands the assertion was signed by the membership’s Common Supervisor/CEO, Amobi Ezeaku, Esq., on Friday, 10 July 2026.
