Rivers United don start to dey shake for the NPFL title race after dem chop 1-0 beat for Niger Tornadoes hand inside Bako Kontagora Stadium.
Even though the Pride of Rivers control the ball well for the start of the match for Minna, na so dem take collect their third straight loss for away, na weytin hitvibz dey yan be dat.
Rivers United Dey Pay for the Waka-Waka of African Football
Na Terdoo Shimagande nail dem for the 67th minute, and the matter even worst as Maclyn Biokpo collect red card for the end of the game.
Because of this result, the Port Harcourt boys now only get one point pass Enugu Rangers, as the league don start to hot well-well.
After the match, the Chief Coach, Yemi Olarenwaju (wey stand in for Finidi George), talk say the plenty matches wey dem don play back-to-back don start to tire the players.
He explain say to play for Nigeria and still play for CAF Champions League no be beans.
“The game make sense, you know; we dominate everywhere for first half. I no even think say dem get any chance apart from that small mix-up wey happen.
But na normal thing; I feel say we dey pay the price for the continent football wey we play. The matches don plenty, and everybody dey fight for something,” na so he talk.
Focus Don Shift to Nasarawa United for the Title Race
As e remain only 8 games make the league finish, the pressure don high. The Garden City team don play all their outstanding matches now, but dem no pick zero point out of the last 9 points wey dem suppose get.
The team must travel go Lafia go face Nasarawa United this Sunday. Dem know say if dem jam leg again, dem fit fall from the top spot wey dem don hold for many months.
As he dey talk about the wahala wey dem dey face now, Olarenwaju add say:
“We know say every away game go hard. This na Rivers United; our head strong. The outstanding games wey we no play because of Africa na wetin we dey clear now.
Tornadoes dey fight make dem no go relegation, and Ikorodu City wey we play before wan go play for continent by all means.”
Even with this palava, the coaches still believe say dem go finish well.
“Every team dey fight for something now. But I think say we try; we no suppose lose today. But the league na marathon; we still get 8 games more.
The focus now na the next match; we no wan reason the ones wey don pass at all, at all,” Olarenwaju finish.
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Last Updated on March 20, 2026 10:58 am by Hitvibz Media
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