Former NPL champions, Rangers have parted ways with defender, Uche John after four years.

John decided to leave the club for a new adventure following the appointment of Fidelis Ilechukwu as the new Head Coach.

The CB captained the Flying Antelopes for three years, leading the team to the final of Federation Cup last season.

“My four-year stay with Rangers has been very eventful up to the point of being handed the captain’s arm-band,” the player stated in a farewell message.

“I must say that it was a very difficult decision for me to make in exiting the club but it is a step I must take to further my career. I need to face new challenges.”

He stated further, “I am leaving not because I am being owed or anything of that sort, but, for the singular fact that I need to encounter new challenges in a new environment.

“Most of the things I have achieved as a professional footballer, I did while playing for this great club. I will always love this club but I really need to face fresh challenges.”

Uche John is leaving the club as a free agent to join former league champions, Rivers United.