Rivers United F.C.

Rivers United F.C.
Founded 2016
Ground Yakubu Gowon Stadium (formerly Liberation Stadium)
Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
Capacity 30,000
Manager Stanley Eguma [1]
League Nigerian Premier League
2016 2nd
Website Club website

Rivers United F.C. is a professional football club based in Port Harcourt, Rivers State that participates in the Premier 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 is the Yakubu Gowon Stadium, formerly Liberation Stadium in Elekahia that has a seating capacity of 30,000.[2]

Current Squad 2017

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
2 Nigeria FW Chigozie Ihunda
3 Nigeria DF Chiwendu Ali
5 Togo DF Joseph Douhadji
3 Nigeria DF Markson Ojobo
2 Nigeria FW Delight Okey darlington
6 Nigeria MF Obomate Frederick
7 Nigeria MF Ovoke Bernard
9 Ivory Coast DF Guy Damian Konance
10 Nigeria MF Victor Alegbe
12 Nigeria Olalekan Gabriel
15 Nigeria Agogo Ebitimi
16 Nigeria Daniel Israel
17 Ghana FW Asamoah Godbless
No. Position Player
18 Nigeria MF Andoh Wilson
19 Nigeria DF Festus Austin
21 Nigeria MF Yusuf Jaiyeola
23 Nigeria GK Henry Ayodele
24 Nigeria MF Felix Benjamin
26 Nigeria GK Sunday Rotimi (Captain)
27 Nigeria Christian Weli
28 Nigeria FW Chibuzor Geofrey Osigwe
26 Nigeria FW Emeka Ogbugh
31 Nigeria DF Godwin Ayalogu
34 Nigeria DF Odinga Odinga
Nigeria DF Chinonso Okonkwo

Staff

Head Coach

  • Nigeria Stanley Eguma

Acting General Manager

  • Okey Kpalukwu

Welfare Secretary

  • Albert Chinwo

Media Officer

  • Sammy Wejinya[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ Blue Tide rising
  2. ↑ "Dolphins, Sharks merged, now Rivers Utd F.C." Vanguard. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  3. ↑ http://www.supersport.com/football/nigeria/news/160219/Rivers_Utd_get_management_team
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