Ten-man Rivers United defeated Kano Pillars 1-0 in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) rescheduled Week 15 encounter yesterday at Yakubu Gowon Stadium in Port-Harcourt, overcoming their subpar performance in the CAF Champions League Group stage. The “Pride of Rivers” scored the game-winning goal prior to the referee’s final whistle, despite the fact that the hosts were down to ten players after their defender Isaac Annor was sent off in the 84th minute.Six minutes after Annor’s dismissal, David Sholumade scored the game-winning goal to give Rivers United the maximum points. Rivers United’s hard-earned victory over Kano Pillars put them in third place on the table, with just one point separating them from leaders Ikorodu City with 26 points and two outstanding games.
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