Zalli Abdullahi

Goalkeeper - Free Agent
5 Sep 2026
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Marked for Zalli Abdullahi

4 Edition

The Rivers United Herald

24 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Squad24 Aug 2026

Zalli Abdullahi is the hero from the spot

A shoot-out is remembered by its ending, and this one ends with Zalli Abdullahi: 2 kept out, and a set of supporters who will describe every one of them for the next twenty years.

Match19 Aug 2026

The cup run ends for Rivers United

1‑1 against Warri Wolves, and the road stops here. Cup exits are quick deaths — no second leg, no next week, just the league from now until May.

Player ratings24 Aug 2026

A brace, and Maclyn Biokpo Jenewari takes the afternoon — 9.06

There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Maclyn Biokpo Jenewari provided it, and the 9.06 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.

Market24 Aug 2026

Rivers United say no — this time

The offer from Vojvodina for Maclyn Biokpo Jenewari was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.

Player ratings24 Aug 2026

Age has not caught Chijioke Mbaoma yet — 7.88

At 36 he is supposed to be managing his minutes. Instead he was marked 7.88 and looked, for ninety minutes, exactly like the player everybody remembers.

Market24 Aug 2026

Bolu Sholumade puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Rivers United, and it is not being withdrawn.

Transfer targets24 Aug 2026

The paperwork begins on Godfrey Joseph

A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. Rivers United have done the hard part with Niger Tornadoes, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.

Squad24 Aug 2026

Words exchanged at Rivers United

Aniekeme Okon and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

Match22 Aug 2026

Maclyn Biokpo Jenewari the difference as Rivers United beat Ikorodu City

Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Maclyn Biokpo Jenewari. 3‑2 against Ikorodu City, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.

In brief

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2 Edition

The Rivers United Herald

10 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Triumph

Match8 Aug 2026

Rivers United run riot against Kun Khalifat

3‑0, and the margin flattered nobody — it could have carried another goal or two without complaint. Afternoons like this are why people keep coming.

Player ratings10 Aug 2026

A brace, and Maclyn Biokpo Jenewari takes the afternoon — 8.97

There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Maclyn Biokpo Jenewari provided it, and the 8.97 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.

Player ratings10 Aug 2026

A defender's goal wins it for Rivers United — 7.90

1 for Temple Emekayi, marked 7.90, and a centre-half's name in the part of the report he normally only reaches by mistake. He will not be allowed to forget it in the dressing room for a month.

Market10 Aug 2026

Zalli Abdullahi puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Rivers United, and it is not being withdrawn.

Market10 Aug 2026

Rivers United say no — this time

The offer from Hibernians for Chijioke Mbaoma was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.

Squad10 Aug 2026

Tempers go at Rivers United

Aniekeme Okon was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Boardroom10 Aug 2026

Rivers United agree a free transfer for Tunde Azeez

Nothing happens for months and then he simply arrives, at no cost, having signed a pre-contract while still turning out for somebody else. It is the least dramatic way to sign a footballer and frequently the shrewdest.

Transfer targets10 Aug 2026

Door shut on Siyabonga Mabena

Rivers United asked and Mamelodi Sundowns said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.

The terraces10 Aug 2026

Rivers United supporters have found a favourite in Alex Oyowah

There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 22-year-old it feels ownership of. Alex Oyowah has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.

In brief