In a friendly match between Nigeria and Ghana in March, Nigeria won 2-1 thanks to a goal from the penalty spot by Cyriel Dessers.
According to Soccernet.ng, Cyriel Kolawole Dessers, a striker for both Rangers and the Super Eagles, has supported his team to win the Scottish Professional Football League all the way.
The 29-year-old forward arrived at the Glasgow-based team from Italian Serie A team Cremonese, and since then, he has scored seventeen goals for the 55-time Scottish champions.
In Sunday’s Old Firm derby, he led the line for The Gers as they played to a 3-3 draw with the Celtic. A foul in the build-up saw Dessers’ goal disallowed, but Rabbie Matondo’s late, Kevin De Bruyne-esque goal sealed a point for Philippe Clement’s team.
Celtic and Rangers are tied for the most points with two games remaining in the season, but have different goal differentials. Dessers has pushed his group to be brave and outperform their opponents.
“On Sunday, we proved to be able to score three goals against a strong squad. We clearly lost the first two games as well, but I don’t think we were really deserving of the loss. We proved we could harm them, and if we could just get a little luckier—like we did with their opening goal on Sunday—and seize the opportunity, we could win comfortably. It is obviously extremely near. We also demonstrated, I believe, how similar we are to one another in terms of quality. According to statements obtained by Football Scotland, the former PSV player stated, “I hope that after Wednesday that I can say that we are on top of the league.”
After trailing by two goals at the break, Rangers responded with two goals of their own, with Dessers providing an assist for Abdallah Sima’s goal in the 86th minute. The former PSV player thinks they should have a lot more motivation to keep going until the end of the season after the mindset they displayed on Sunday.
“I hope we are slightly ahead because of the outcome and performance on Sunday, especially in the second half, which I think will give us a mental boost as well. It seems obvious to me that this will greatly assist us. We advance if we can win the game that was postponed. That is our desired outcome. On Sunday, everyone could see that it is close. Thus, we must be prepared from now till the last game, but I believe we are,” the Nigerian who was born in Belgium continued.
This midweek, Rangers are scheduled to meet Dundee, and Dessers is eager to win three points to take the lead in the league.
