The Rivers United Herald
Player ratings9 Aug 2027
Wandile Duba runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 30. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Match9 Aug 2027
Rivers United refuse to drop out of the race
Position 3, 52 points, and the result everyone checks first is now theirs. The word is still not being said around the ground, which is how you know everyone is thinking it.
Squad9 Aug 2027
Emmanuel Ujah: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Rivers United have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad9 Aug 2027
Tempers go at Rivers United
Stephen Manyo 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.
Match7 Aug 2027
Rivers United see off Kun Khalifat
Three points for Rivers United, 2‑1 the final word against Kun Khalifat in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Player ratings9 Aug 2027
A masterclass from Maclyn Biokpo Jenewari
Marked 8.93 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
Squad9 Aug 2027
Ani Ozoemena gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market9 Aug 2027
Plateau United expected to open talks for Handsome Surveyor
Both sides expect a conversation in the coming days. Rivers United will name a price, and everything after that is arithmetic.
Market9 Aug 2027
Chizoba Amaefule is free to find somewhere else
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Rivers United has been clear about where Chizoba Amaefule stands, which is more than many ever get.
In brief
- Squad Lucky Emmanuel asks for a word with the manager
- Market Wisdom Samuel leaves for nothing
- Market Douglas Iyowuna leaves for nothing