Julius OkorieIt was all smiles for former Super Eagles coach, Finidi George, as he grabbed his first victory of the season leading Garden City based Rivers United on Saturday.
Adopting a business minded approach, Rivers United handed visiting Heartland of Owerri a 3-1 defeat at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelRivers United shot into the lead as early as the 3rd minute of the match thanks to Taofeek Otaniyi. Heartland however grabbed an equaliser just before the end of the first half through Christian Molokwu, ensuring that the first half ended at one goal at piece.
The second half however became bumpy ride for the Nazi millionaires, as the homers killed the game after Kabiru Abdulahi grabbed a brace in the 68th minute and 4th minute of added time respectively. Statistics of the match indicate complete dominance of proceedings by Rivers United with 61% possession to Heartland’s 39%.
The Garden City landlords however took the lion share of fouls to the ratio of 19 to 14.
Recall that both coaches had locked horns in their quest to coach Super Eagles following the departure of Portuguese coach, Jose Pesseiro.
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It was Finidi George that got the nod but the romance did not last after he lost to Benin Republic and drew with South Africa in the World Cup qualifiers and resigned afterwards as a result of the heat generated within and outside the Glass House by the result.
The former international did not have to stay out of job for long as he was immediately approached by Rivers United.
Recall that Rivers United drew their league opener 0-0 against Bendel Insurance.
Same cannot be said however of Heartland who have lost two matches by the same margin to Enyimba and Rivers United, conceding six goals and scoring two.
Julius Okorie is Chief Sports and Entertainment Correspondent for Prime Business Africa. He began his journalism career with the Champion Newspaper and Sporting Champion and later moved on to Daily Independent and the Nation Newspapers. Okorie joined Prime Business Africa in 2024 bringing on board 20 years of experience in writing investigative news on Sports and Entertainment. His well researched and highly informative articles on Sports Business and general entertainment are followed by a wide range of audience.
