Nasarawa United 4-1 Rivers United — NPFL, 23 Mar 2026
Nasarawa United beat Rivers United 4-1 in the NPFL on 23 March 2026 at Lafia Township Stadium, Lafia. N. Oluka-Efor, A. Abdullahi, I. Chimezie, T. Abdulrafiu got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Nasarawa United have won 1 and Rivers United 3, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Lafia Township Stadium · Lafia·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-03'N. Oluka-Efor
- 2-06'
- 3-015'
- 3-124'
- 30'
- 30'
- 40'—
- Half-time3-1
- 47'—
- 50'—
- 4-158'
- Full-time4-1
Line-ups
- 23J. Istifanus58'
- 24J. Victor Ekioke
- 30J. John
- 32I. Okechukwu
- 28E. Utaka
- 6A. Abdullahi6'
- 21B. Amadi
- 10P. Samuel
- 31C. Olughu
- 27N. Oluka-Efor3'
- 29I. Chimezie15'
Substitutes
- 35D. Ovunda
- 4C. Nduka
- 17L. Ugochukwu
- 3H. Mubarak
- 25A. Lawal
- 22H. Alakija
- 9I. Ajiya
- 5O. Adekunle
- 37D. Suleiman
Coach: Hakeem Busari
- 6S. Manyo
- 32O. Onisodumeya
- 23B. Martins
- 12O. Ogechukwu
- 24W. Falolu
- 30S. Obi
- 21W. Samuel
- 13T. Abdulrafiu24'
- 27D. Sholumade30'
- 26M. Chijioke
- 35E. Akobundu30'
Substitutes
- 34J. Noble
- 33T. Emekayi30'
- 11A. Okon
- 18S. Oguntayo
- 29T. Otaniyi
- 25A. Omaka
- 31T. Zachariah
- 8D. Iyowuna30'
- 36O. Elias
Team statistics aren't available for this match.
Player statistics aren't available for this match.
Recent Form
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Rivers UnitedLLLWW
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