Cyriel Dessers skies a sitter and Rangers fans CAN believe it as Nigeria striker pulls off carbon copy of Celtic sin

Cyriel Dessers was the toast of Nigeria after his long-awaited international return last week but Super Eagles fans shared the frustration Rangers supporters have felt this season in his second appearance of their double header.

The Ibrox striker netted, albeit from the penalty spot, in Nigeria’s first win over Ghana in 15 years but the Jekyll and Hyde frontman showed his wasteful side in defeat to Mali - their first to their African rivals for 49 years - on Tuesday night. Dessers went from hero to sinner as he squandered a glorious chance to level in their 2-0 loss in Ajax legend Finidi George’s second game in charge.

A brilliant defence-splitting pass released the 29-year-old former Cremonese man, back in the international set-up for the first time in two years, but as he raced in on goal, faced by the keeper who came off his line he blazed his effort well over the crossbar.

It was the kind of miss that Rangers fans have seen all too often this season - including in the huge Old Firm derby at Parkhead when he escaped the Celtic defence only to fluff his lines. And light blue legions watching the clip of the miss on social media commented of how it was an all too familiar sight.

One joked: “Expected him to fake shot about 40 times then blaze it over the bar… but at least he did the second part!”. Another said: “I’ve genuinely never seen a footballer so unbelievably awful in one on one situations. Every. Single. Time.” One said: “I see he’s just as s*** with Nigeria as he is with us.” With another adding: “Hopefully he stays there.”

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