Rivers United

🌍 Nigeria 📅 Founded 2016

🏟 Yakubu Gowon Stadium · Port Harcourt · 30,000 cap.

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League History

League	26/27	25/26	24/25	23/24	22/23	21/22	20/21	19/20	18/19	17/18	16/17
Federation Cup cup	✓	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
NPFL	2	2	8	3	1	6	2	5	14	15	✓
CAF Champions League cup	·	4	·	·	✓	✓	·	·	·	·	·
CAF Confederation Cup cup	·	·	·	✓	✓	✓	✓	·	·	✓	·

Standings 2024

League	#	P	Pts	GD	Form
NPFL	8	38	53	+9

Recent Fixtures 2024

Players by Country

Nigeria 49 ▾

A. Abba A. Adamu A. Akande A. Godswill A. Lukman A. Okejepha A. Okon A. Okpe A. Oyowah B. Adeniyi C. Ezeh C. Madu C. Mbaoma D. Benjamin D. Sholumade E. Deputy E. Endurance E. Nnaji E. Udom F. Abdullahi H. Surveyor I. Pius J. Uche K. Abdullahi K. Confidence K. Godswill M. Fehintola Mathias Samuel Martins N. Effiong N. Nwagua O. Anthony O. Duke O. Onisodumeya P. Agu P. Odeh P. Odubia Peter Williams S. Asiegbu S. Manyo S. Mubarak Samson Bossa Obi Sunday Williams T. Abdulrafiu T. Emekayi T. Zechariah U. Friday U. Williams V. Eteng V. Sochima

Ghana 5 ▾

E. Ampiah F. Mohammed M. Seidu P. Acquah S. Antwi

Liberia 2 ▾

A. Korvah M. Gibson

Côte d'Ivoire 1 ▾

Bernard Yao Kouassi

Squad 2024

Goalkeeper 6 ▾

#	Player	Apps	Goals	Assists	Yellow	Red	Rating
	V. Sochima Nigeria
	I. Pius Nigeria
	M. Seidu Ghana
	A. Akande Nigeria
	O. Onisodumeya Nigeria
	B. Adeniyi Nigeria

Defender 11 ▾

Player	Apps	Goals
S. Manyo Nigeria	0	2
D. Sholumade Nigeria	0	1
E. Endurance Nigeria
O. Anthony Nigeria
T. Abdulrafiu Nigeria
T. Emekayi Nigeria
K. Godswill Nigeria
J. Uche Nigeria
A. Godswill Nigeria
E. Udom Nigeria
E. Ampiah Ghana

Midfielder 16 ▾

Player	Apps	Goals
U. Friday Nigeria	0	4
Mathias Samuel Martins Nigeria
F. Mohammed Ghana
M. Fehintola Nigeria
P. Acquah Ghana
F. Abdullahi Nigeria
S. Asiegbu Nigeria
U. Williams Nigeria
V. Eteng Nigeria
O. Duke Nigeria
A. Oyowah Nigeria
P. Odubia Nigeria
A. Okejepha Nigeria
K. Confidence Nigeria
Peter Williams Nigeria
S. Mubarak Nigeria

Attacker 24 ▾

Player	Apps	Goals
N. Effiong Nigeria	0	4
Samson Bossa Obi Nigeria	0	2
A. Okon Nigeria	0	2
A. Abba Nigeria	0	1
K. Abdullahi Nigeria	0	4
D. Benjamin Nigeria	0	1
T. Zechariah Nigeria	0	3
H. Surveyor Nigeria	0	2
E. Nnaji Nigeria
C. Ezeh Nigeria
C. Mbaoma Nigeria
N. Nwagua Nigeria
A. Adamu Nigeria
C. Madu Nigeria
A. Lukman Nigeria
Bernard Yao Kouassi Côte d'Ivoire
Sunday Williams Nigeria
A. Okpe Nigeria
A. Korvah Liberia
E. Deputy Nigeria
P. Odeh Nigeria
M. Gibson Liberia
S. Antwi Ghana
P. Agu Nigeria

Transfers

▲ In 10 ▾

Date	Player	From	Type
Jun 2025	I. Annor	Bendel Insurance	-
Sept 2024	U. Friday	Akwa United	Free
Aug 2023	O. Onisodumeya	Bayelsa United	N/A
Aug 2023	A. Oyowah	Bayelsa United	Free
Jul 2023	E. Deputy	Bendel Insurance	Free
Jun 2023	A. Lukman	AFC Uttara	Free
Nov 2022	N. Akpesiri	Akwa United	Free
Jul 2022	I. Stephen	Abia Warriors	N/A
May 2021	M. Chukwu	Akwa United	N/A
Jan 2019	Ebenezer Odunlami Kunle	Al Merreikh	Free

▼ Out 12 ▾

Date	Player	To	Type
Sept 2025	E. Ampiah	Bechem United	Transfer
Aug 2025	K. Abdullahi	Barau FC	-
Aug 2025	S. Mathias	Barau FC	-
Jul 2025	M. Fehintola	AS Sobemap	Free agent
Jun 2025	A. Osayande	Bendel Insurance	Transfer
Jun 2025	B. Adeniyi	Bendel Insurance	-
Mar 2025	D. Ovunda	Akwa United	Transfer
Sept 2024	E. Endurance	Akwa United	N/A
Feb 2024	J. Onoja	Binh Duong	Free
Aug 2022	Sikiru Olatunbosun	Tuzlaspor	Free
Mar 2022	I. Emmanuel	Akwa Starlets	N/A
Sept 2017	Joseph Yaovi Douhadji	Adana Demirspor	N/A