Super Eagles striker, Aaron Samuel believes Rivers United can stun bookmakers and punch above their weight in the 2017 Caf Champions League.   United will participate in Africa’s premier club competition for the first time in their history in 2017 after they finished in second place in last season’s Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).  ... Read More

Technical manager of Rivers United, Stanley Eguma says there is still a lot of work to be done as he watched his charges thrash amateur club, Grassroots Hunters of Oyigbo 10-0 in a practice game on Wednesday.   The game was United’s first in pre-season as last season’s Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) runners-up shape... Read More

Bernard Ovoke has set his sights extremely high with Rivers United ahead of the commencement of the 2016/17 season.   The winger who finished as top scorer of the club last season wants an encore and says there’s no reason why United should not target winning three titles in the upcoming season.   Ovoke says... Read More

Rivers State Commissioner of Sport, Honourable Boma Iyaye has congratulated Rivers Angels Sports Club of Port Harcourt for emerging champions of the 2016 Federation Cup.   The Angels overcame Bayelsa Queens 5-3 on penalties in the showpiece game of the competition on Sunday at the Teslim Balogun Stadium Lagos.   An elated Honourable Iyaye said... Read More

Rivers State Sports Commissioner, Hon. Boma Iyaye has congratulated legendary former Super Eagles coach, Monday Sinclair over his 80th birthday celebration.   Coach Sinclair was 80 years old on Thursday, November 3, 2016.   Hon. Boma Iyaye in his congratulatory message stated that Sinclair has written his name in Gold in the sands of time... Read More

Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) club, Rivers United FC have commenced preparations for the 2016/17 football season. Players and officials converged at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium, the home ground of the club, on Tuesday morning for the team’s first training session ahead of the new season. The session lasted for exactly 90 minutes and was... Read More

Players of Rivers United FC were welcome back to camp to commence training by the sight of the newly renovated Players Camp carried out by the Rivers State Ministry of Sports. A big thank you to Hon. Boma Iyaye , the Rivers State Commissioner of Sports .  i

The 2015/16 Nigeria Professional Football League season has come to an end and Rivers United are the shock vice champions. Birthed barely eight months ago (February 19, 2016 following the merger of Sharks FC and Dolphins FC) many reckoned that the ‘Pride of Rivers’ would be nothing more than relegation fodder in a competition teeming... Read More

Naira Rain for Rivers United stars   The Executive Governor of Rivers State, His Excellency, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike(CON) has rewarded players and officials of Rivers United FC following their impressive feat in the just concluded Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). United finished the season in second place with 60 points from 36 matches as they secured... Read More