Niger Tornadoes 1-0 Rivers United — NPFL, 19 Mar 2026
Niger Tornadoes beat Rivers United 1-0 in the NPFL on 19 March 2026 at Bako Kontagora Stadium. T. Shimagande scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Niger Tornadoes have won 1 and Rivers United 4.
Match timeline
- 15'
- Half-time0-0
- 51'—
- 62'
- 65'
- 65'
- 1-067'
- 73'
- 81'out: D. Iyowuna
- 85'out: C. Ani
- 85'out: J. Godfrey
- 85'
- 86'—
- 90'—
- 90+2'
- 90+2'
- Full-time1-0
Line-ups
- 34C. Ezeifule
- 20A. Dalhatu85'
- 24T. Shimagande67'
- 7A. Dabai85'
- 18A. Khalid
- 1I. Emmanuel
- 12I. Saidu
- 5S. Akinmoladun
- 13L. Ahmadu
- 33A. Azeez62'
- 19M. Nelson85'
Substitutes
Coach: Hakeem Busari
- 6S. Manyo
- 32O. Onisodumeya
- 23B. Martins15'
- 12O. Ogechukwu
- 24W. Falolu81'
- 21W. Samuel65'
- 28M. B. Jenewari73'90+2'90+2'
- 13T. Abdulrafiu
- 27D. Sholumade
- 26M. Chijioke65'
- 35E. Akobundu
Substitutes
- 33T. Emekayi
- 11A. Okon65'
- 18S. Oguntayo
- 25A. Omaka
- 31T. Zachariah65'
- 30S. Obi
- 8D. Iyowuna81'
- 1I. Pius
- 36O. Elias
Team statistics aren't available for this match.
Player statistics aren't available for this match.
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Rivers UnitedLLWWL
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