Rivers United

Nigeria flag Nigeria 2016 Hakeem Busari photo Hakeem Busari Port Harcourt

Rivers United represents Nigeria as a professional football club, with origins tracing back to 2016. The managerial position is held by Hakeem Busari, appointed in August 2025. The club's home ground is Yakubu Gowon Stadium, a 30,000-seat venue in Port Harcourt featuring a grass pitch. Consistency remains the key focus as the team navigates through the current campaign.

10 Seasons
64 Matches
43.8% Win Rate
77:66 Goals

Achievements

0 Total Titles
1 Runners Up
NPFL
0 Champion 1 Runner-up 1 Seasons
Runner-up Seasons 2027
CAF Confederation Cup
0 Champion 0 Runner-up 5 Seasons
CAF Champions League
0 Champion 0 Runner-up 4 Seasons

League Standings

NPFL

| Nigeria flag Nigeria 2027/2028
# Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts Form
🥇 Enugu Rangers 8 5 2 1 14 9 +5 17 D W W L W
🥈 Rivers United 8 4 4 0 13 2 +11 16 D W D D W
🥉 Plateau United 8 4 2 2 13 8 +5 14 W L W D W
4 Doma United 9 4 2 3 11 11 0 14 D L W L D
5 Barau FC 8 3 4 1 12 9 +3 13 D L D W D
6 Ikorodu City 8 3 3 2 10 7 +3 12 W L D W L
7 Bendel Insurance 8 4 0 4 14 13 +1 12 L W L W L
8 Sporting Lagos 8 3 3 2 10 9 +1 12 W D D D W
9 Katsina United 8 3 3 2 10 11 -1 12 W D D W L
10 Kano Pillars 8 2 5 1 11 11 0 11 L D D D D
11 Kwara United 9 3 2 4 10 10 0 11 D L W L W
12 Nasarawa United 8 3 2 3 8 8 0 11 W D W L D
13 Shooting Stars 9 3 2 4 10 12 -2 11 W L D D L
14 Warri Wolves 8 3 1 4 6 7 -1 10 W L L W D
15 Abia Warriors 9 2 4 3 9 12 -3 10 D D L W L
16 Niger Tornadoes 8 2 3 3 6 7 -1 9 D W L D L
17 Kun Khalifat FC 9 2 3 4 8 15 -7 9 D W L W L
18 Ranchers Bees 9 2 2 5 10 13 -3 8 L D L D L
19 Enyimba 8 2 1 5 11 14 -3 7 L W W D L
20 Inter Lagos 8 1 2 5 5 13 -8 2 L D L D W

Lineups

Rivers United logo

Rivers United

Hakeem Busari photo
Hakeem Busari
Coach

Starting XI

No. Player Age Pos
Lineup information not available

Substitutes

No. Player Age Pos
Substitute information not available

Comments

SquareBallSara Sep 16, 2026

despite the spending despite the spending relegation fodder... 💭

11
StrikerStella Sep 19, 2026

@SquareBallSara. Something is wrong at Rivers United. Overrated. Something is wrong at Rivers United. 🤷

5
VolleysAndVera Aug 21, 2026

Overrated Rivers United have conceded too many goals this season, the defensive structure needs work 😳

10

Team Support

7,908 votes

Match Odds

Bendel Insurance
VS
Rivers United
20:30
Home -
Draw -
Away -
Over 1.5 -
Over 2.5 -
BTTS Yes -
Under 1.5 -
Under 2.5 -
BTTS No -
Rivers United
VS
Enugu Rangers
20:30
Home -
Draw -
Away -
Over 1.5 -
Over 2.5 -
BTTS Yes -
Under 1.5 -
Under 2.5 -
BTTS No -
Sporting Lagos
VS
Rivers United
20:30
Home -
Draw -
Away -
Over 1.5 -
Over 2.5 -
BTTS Yes -
Under 1.5 -
Under 2.5 -
BTTS No -
Kwara United
VS
Rivers United
20:30
Home -
Draw -
Away -
Over 1.5 -
Over 2.5 -
BTTS Yes -
Under 1.5 -
Under 2.5 -
BTTS No -
Rivers United
VS
Niger Tornadoes
20:30
Home -
Draw -
Away -
Over 1.5 -
Over 2.5 -
BTTS Yes -
Under 1.5 -
Under 2.5 -
BTTS No -
1/5

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