By George Akpayen Top scorer of the last edition of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Youth League, Seiyefa Jackson got his senior career off to a flyer when he came off the bench to score in Rivers United’s 4-1 win over Sporting Lagos on Sunday. Seiyefa was named in Rivers United’s matchday squad by…
By George Akpayen Remo Stars played themselves into the title race for the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) this season after coming from a goal down to defeat Rivers United 2-1 in a rearranged match on Monday. It was the first time that the Sky Blue Stars would defeat the Rivers club in Nigeria’s top…
Rivers United would be completing their backlog of fixtures on May 18 before the resumption of the league from a temporary break meant to allow the Port Harcourt club catch up with the rest. Announcing this in a memo to Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) clubs, Davidson Owumi, the Chief Operating Officer, explained that, “this…
By George Akpayen Andy Okpe played a major role in ensuring that Rivers United claim the full points in one of the six of their Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) matches against Katsina United at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt. The striker did not actually get among the goals in Rivers United’s 2-0…
Rivers United have been applauded for reaching the quarter finals of the 2023/24 CAF Confederation Cup following a 2-1 defeat of Dreams FC of Ghana in the last group fixture in Uyo. Rivers United finished second behind the Ghanaian side on same points but on inferior goals deficit with Club Africain of Tunisia dropping to…
By Akintunde Akinsemola It was all to play for in the final game of the 2024 NPFL Youth League between Rivers United and Katsina United as the two U-17 sides locked horns for the first prize. Rivers United won 4-2. The Rivers United boys came into the game on the front foot and looked to…
Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Hon Gbenga Elegbeleye has charged Rivers United players to sustain the country’s resurgence in African football by winning with needed goals margin in their last group match of the CAF Confederation Cup. The Nigerian flag bearers square up against Dream FC of Ghana in a must-win fixture…
Hon Gbenga Elegbeleye, the Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has expressed confidence in Rivers United clinching all three points in Luanda as they continue the push to qualify for the knockout stage of the CAF Confederation Cup Rivers United are due to play one of the second round fixtures of the competition…
On an afternoon in December 2023 and inside one of the Conference rooms of the imposing Sadralia Hotel in Jabi, Abuja, the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Youth League for U-17 players was birthed. Hon Gbenga Elegbeleye, the Chairman of the NPFL, while inaugurating the Organising Committee headed by Pastor Emeka Inyama, explained that the…
By George Akpayen Rivers United captain Nyima Nwagua led by example in his team’s Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) against Doma United by scoring all three goals that ensured his side won 3-2 at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt on Sunday. Nwagua scored in the first half which was cancelled out by Bidemi…