Rangers news latest as Beale begs for his job, Ibrox star suffers brutal snub and £11m man handed mega new deal

Beale fights to keep his job at Zulte Waregem after six straight defeats; Fernandez overlooked by Nigeria; Igamane handed new Lille deal despite ACL injury.

Michael Beale has pleaded with Zulte Waregem's board to keep his job after a disastrous run of six consecutive league defeats. The former Rangers manager's side lost 4-1 to Sint-Truiden over the weekend, prompting angry fan reaction despite receiving a vote of confidence the previous week. Beale said the outcome of discussions with the board during the international break would determine his future.

Rangers defender Emmanuel Fernandez has been surprisingly left out of Nigeria's Africa Cup of Nations qualification squad for matches against Tanzania, despite making 20 appearances for Derek McInnes' side this season. He joins Kim Min-su and Bojan Miovski as Rangers players excluded from their international squads.

However, Fernandez could yet be called up if Hull City's Semi Ajayi fails to recover from an injury sustained against Arsenal.

Former Rangers striker Hamza Igamane has been rewarded with a contract extension at Lille despite spending ten months sidelined with an ACL injury suffered during the Africa Cup of Nations final in January. The Moroccan, who joined Lille for £11 million last summer, had impressed with nine goals in 18 matches before his injury. He is now back in light training and expected to resume full training next month.