Rivers United just use all seriousness take wire Katsina United 3-0 for dia last match inside the 2025/26 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season.
But even as they win the match clean, the matter pain them join, as the Port Harcourt boys miss the league cup with just one single point, na weytin hitvibz dey yan be dat.
Na Enugu Rangers carry the trophy go house for the record ninth time, after they fight enter ground beat Ikorodu City 2-1 inside Lagos.
As he dey reason the small tin wey block his team from winning, Rivers United Head Coach, Finidi George, talk the pure truth about wetin cause the wahala.
“I go talk say our form shake, we no stable throughout,” Finidi talk after the match. “If to say we stable small, I think say we no for dey behind Rangers with one point for this last day. Na just that consistency through the season wey lack. For some moments, our body weak.”
How the Heartbreak Take Happen: The Fake News Wey Cause Jubilation
The last matchday get full drama. As the Pride of Rivers dey easy-breezy pack their three goals, everywhere scatter for stadium with early celebration because rumor fly say another team score Rangers late equalizer.
If to say that match for Lagos end for draw, the trophy for land Rivers United hand base on goal difference. But the joy sudden-sudden cool down as they find out say the news na pure fake.
“We know say draw for give us the title because we don already finish our own match,” Finidi clear the air.
“But that one na fake alarm wey make everybody dey jump up, we no know say either they cancel the goal or they no score at all. Na one of those things for football. But like I talk, we must move on. The league don end.”
Looking Ahead: New Signings and Revenge for Rivers United
Even though the league pain them and their waka for CAF Champions League earlier for the season no easy, Finidi still praise his players say they try, and he dey look forward with hope.
He clear am say they don learn their lessons, especially for the area of players wey quality and plenty.
“With all the structural setup wey clear us for continent, for the players to bounce back like this, I feel say e no bad. But we go come back stronger,” the former Super Eagles boss format am.
“For me, I know wetin spoil. Next season, we go strong pass this one and those kind mistakes no go ever happen again.”
When they ask am how the club wan take balance the load of playing both for Nigeria and inside Africa next season, Finidi point hand straight to the new transfer window wey dey come.
“Everything hang for the kind players wey we go buy. We go select better players for the CAF Champions League tournament. We know exactly where we get issue.
Like I talk before, we go get am right next time so we no go fall short for league and Champions League.”
The Small Hope: The Federation Cup
Rivers United no get time to dey cry over spilt milk. As God win am, their quickest chance to pay back dey come against that same team wey just thief the league title from their hand.
“For me, I don face this kind situation when I be player,” Finidi talk, as he shift eye go the other cup wey still dey ground.
“We still need to come back and continue because Federation Cup still dey to play. And na Rangers we dey play next. So we go see how we go take stand up again as fast as possible.”
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Last Updated on May 26, 2026 6:57 am by Hitvibz Media
‘E No Go Ever Happen Again!’ — Finidi Yarn Why Rivers United Miss NPFL Title with Just One Point
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