The Rivers United Herald
Market4 Jan 2027
Stephen Manyo 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 The request is on a desk at Rivers United, and it is not being withdrawn.
The dugout4 Jan 2027
Ani Ozoemena 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.
Market4 Jan 2027
Rivers United say no — this time
The offer from Kwara United for Ani Ozoemena 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.
Match2 Jan 2027
Rivers United cannot stop winning
3 wins on the spin now, and the question has changed from whether the run ends to who ends it. Confidence like this cannot be bought; it has to be earned exactly this way.
Squad4 Jan 2027
Tempers go at Rivers United
Ifeagwu Ojukwu 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.
Boardroom4 Jan 2027
Graduation day at Rivers United
4 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Transfer targets4 Jan 2027
Rivers United rebuffed over Ebube Duru
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. SonderjyskE have kept their man, and Rivers United go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
The terraces4 Jan 2027
The crowd has taken to Alex Oyowah
At 23 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.
Market4 Jan 2027
Aniekeme Okon 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 Aniekeme Okon stands, which is more than many ever get.
In brief
- Match Rivers United are at home on the road
- Market One of our own: Ndidi Onuachu joins the Rivers United first team
- Match Rivers United get the job done against Warri Wolves