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...
Remo Stars recorded the biggest result in the third round of fixtures in the 2023-24 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season with a 2-1 win away at 10-man Bayelsa United on Sunday. The Sky Blues had suffered a 2-0 loss at Rivers United in a rescheduled match in midweek but were clearly up to the task in nearby Yenegoa as Olamilekan Adamas gave them the lead...
Nigeria’s flagbearer in the second-tier of African club football, Rivers United, will use the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo as the venue for their home matches in this season’s CAF Confederation Cup. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) confirmed this on Tuesday after releasing the list of approved stadiums for each team in the group stage of the competition. The announcement makes it the second...
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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