Rivers United F.C.
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Rivers United Football Club is a Nigerian professional football club based in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, that participates in the Nigerian Professional Football League, the highest level of domestic Nigerian football. The club was formed by the merger of Sharks F.C. and Dolphins F.C. in 2016. Their home stadium was the Yakubu Gowon Stadium, formerly Liberation Stadium, in Elekahia that has a seating capacity of 30,000.[1] They moved to the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium stadium in 2020. The stadium, renovated in 2020, has a capacity of 40,000.[2][3] There is also a female team, Rivers Angels F.C., which is one of the best in Nigeria and Africa.[4]
Full name | Rivers United Football Club | |
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Nickname(s) | The Pride of Rivers | |
Founded | 2016; 8 years ago (2016) | |
Ground | Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | |
Capacity | 40,000 | |
Manager | Finidi George | |
League | Nigeria Professional Football League | |
2023–24 | Nigeria Professional Football League, 8th of 20 | |
Website | Club website | |
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Rivers United FC has remained in the top flight since its first season. In the 2020-2021 CAF Confederation Cup season, Rivers defeated South African opponent Bloemfontein Celtic home and away to set up a highly anticipated matchup against neighbors Enyimba in the final qualifying round for a spot in the group stage. They lost the tie on penalties after a 1–1 aggregate scoreline[5]