The Rivers United Herald
Match25 Sep 2030
The cup run ends for Rivers United
0‑1 against Bendel Insurance, and the road stops here. Cup exits are quick deaths — no second leg, no next week, just the league from now until May.
Squad30 Sep 2030
David Benjamin says Rivers United went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Market30 Sep 2030
Only the photograph left for ThankGod Ekawu
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. ThankGod Ekawu will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Rivers United the goodbyes have quietly begun.
Squad30 Sep 2030
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.
Squad30 Sep 2030
No hiding place for Maclyn Biokpo Jenewari
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Maclyn Biokpo Jenewari, and the manager let it.
Squad30 Sep 2030
Henry Ogu signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Henry Ogu and Rivers United agree another 3 years.
Player ratings30 Sep 2030
Nobody could get near Idris Ajiya
Successful dribbles: 17. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Boardroom30 Sep 2030
Nobody left the Rivers United dressing room in a hurry
The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.
Market30 Sep 2030
The Emmanuel Nnaji talk will not go away
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Rivers United know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
In brief
- Player ratings A day to forget for Aniekeme Okon
- Boardroom The Rivers United production line keeps running