The Port Harcourt outfit have now leapt to second spot in Group A with six points from four matches in a tight section
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United have played five games in this year’s Caf Confederation Cup, 23 in the Nigeria Professional Football League
Saka received the ceremonial cheque from Hamisu Mohammed Ibrahim, the Tax Controller, LTO Port Harcourt of the Federal Inland Revenue Services, shortly the start of the Match Day 24 fixture against FC IfeanyiUbah at the Yakubu Gown Stadium in Port Harcourt
The Rivers United consignment, comprising 100 match balls, is said to have been dispatched in the name of a Nigeria Football Federation top official
KCCA joined FUS Rabat (who defeated Club Africain 2-1 last night) on six points
The prize will be presented at the next home fixture of Rivers United after their continental engagement in Uganda this weekend
The match was played on Sunday
Salihu Abubakar, the Chief Operating Officer of the League Management Company, in a notice to clubs communicating the new date, explained that it was to allow Rangers International and Rivers United complete their rescheduled fixtures
Rivers United come into the fixture on the back of a 0-2 loss to Katsina United in a rescheduled NPFL game on Thursday
It has already been branded “the Group of death” by bookmakers and Eguma is under no illusions how difficult it will be to progress from the section and into the quarter final
Rabat were winners of the Caf Champions League in 2010 and were also runners-up in the Caf Super Cup in 2011
Rivers United are the only Nigerian club still in the reckoning in continental football this year after Enugu Rangers, Wikki Tourists and FC Ifeanyiubah fell by the way side
Rivers United beat Rayon Sports 2-0 in the first leg in Port Harcourt five days ago, with Emeka Atuloma and Guy Kuemian plundering the goals for the ‘Pride of Rivers’
The character of the Nigerian club now faces a stern test next weekend as they attempt to defend their lead to qualify for the group phase of the Confederation Cup
The match takes place in Port Harcourt
The contingent consists of 18 players, club officials, the technical bench and the medical team
Abia Warriors came into the match day 18 game in great form having lost just once in their previous seven NPFL games and sitting in fifth place on the log
Currently ensconced in the relegation zone, the ‘Pride of Rivers’ have struggled to hit the heights of last season when they were regularly among the top hitters
ABS should have opened the scoring in the 34th minute through Adesina Gata who struck the cross bar with a fierce drive with the hosts displaying some atrocious bit of defending
The ‘Pride of Rivers’ have yet to win in their last four games in all competitions and the alarm bells are well and truly ringing