The Rivers United Herald
Player ratings1 Feb 2027
Nobody could get near Wandile Duba
Successful dribbles: 31. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Market1 Feb 2027
Stephen Amos asks to leave Rivers United
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad1 Feb 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.
Squad1 Feb 2027
Taofeek Otaniyi 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.
Match30 Jan 2027
Maclyn Biokpo Jenewari the difference as Rivers United beat Shooting Stars
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Maclyn Biokpo Jenewari. 1‑0 against Shooting Stars, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Player ratings1 Feb 2027
Maclyn Biokpo Jenewari in the eights
A performance of 8.45 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.
Player ratings1 Feb 2027
Nothing got past Stephen Manyo
Headers, blocks, tackles, interceptions — 16 of them, and not one goal behind him. The sort of performance that never makes a highlight reel and wins football matches.
Squad1 Feb 2027
Maclyn Biokpo Jenewari knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Rivers United, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Player ratings1 Feb 2027
A defender's afternoon for Adeyemo Bolaji
Defensive actions: 14. He was first to everything and second to nothing, and the goalkeeper had an easy day because of it.
In brief
- Squad “I want to play”: Paul Junior speaks
- Market Window shut, Emmanuel Nnaji still here
- Market Peter Okechukwu placed on the list