Rivers United made it to the CAF Confederation Cup knockout phase in back to back seasons for the very first time after defeating Dreams FC 2-1 in their final Group D match in Uyo on Sunday. The Pride of Rivers came into the game needing to defeat the Ghanaian outfit, who had 12 points, at least 1-0 to edge them on head to head after their...
Rivers United are one step away from the CAF Confederation Cup quarter-finals after defeating Academica do Lobito 3-2 away from home in Sunday's penultimate Group C encounter. Leonardo Isola gave the Angolan side the lead in the 37th minute but Rivers were able to respond in the closing stages of the first half with Udom Ekerette and Alex Oyowah netting in the 40th and 44th minute...
Rivers United recorded their first defeat in the ongoing 2023-24 CAF Confederation Cup group stage, losing 2-1 away to Ghanaian side Dreams FC on Sunday. The Pride of Rivers opened their Group C campaign with a commanding 3-0 home win against Academica do Lobito last week but had none of that in Kumasi as Eric Boateng fed the ball for John Antwi to give Dreams FC...
Rivers United started their CAF Confederation Cup group stage campaign with a 3-0 home win over Angolan side Academica do Lobito in Group C on Sunday evening. The Port Harcourt outfit made it into the group stage for the second consecutive season for the very first time, and got off to a flying start at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo with Ghanaian midfielder Samuel Antwi...
The CAF Confederation Cup group stage draw was conducted in Cairo on Friday and Nigeria's only representative, Rivers United, have what is considered to be a kind draw. In a tournament that is usually dominated by North African teams, the risk of being paired with more than one team from that side was high. The Pride of Rivers however avoided that and have been paired in...
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