Growth of Hamza reason  for Dessers' demotion

Published on: 20 January 2025

Rangers manager, Philippe Clement has revealed that the emergence of youngster Hamza Igamane has led to Cyriel Dessers losing his place in the starting line-up, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports.

Dessers, 30, was the Scottish club's first-choice striker at the start of the season but has not started a game since the end of November.

The forward has slipped behind Igamane and Danilo in the pecking order, prompting Clement to explain the reasons behind Dessers' demotion.

"I spoke with Cyriel about why he's playing less than before, and that's because of the growth of Hamza," Clement said.

"Cyriel is working really hard. He's a very good lad; he thinks collectively always. We will see what happens."

By Olujimi Dare Ogun

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