Rivers United: Finidi George leads club to terrible record after damning defeat at Berkane
Football • 8h ago
Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) side Rivers United have officially crashed out of the CAF Champions League following a sobering 3-0 defeat at the hands of RS Berkane, Soccernet.ng reports.
The Pride of Rivers traveled to Morocco for their final group stage fixture as a mere formality. Before kickoff, the Port Harcourt-based side sat rock-bottom of the standings, having picked up just a single point from a possible 15 in their opening five games.
With their fate already sealed, progress was mathematically impossible regardless of the result against their Moroccan hosts.
Despite having nothing but pride to play for, the Nigerian representatives were thoroughly outclassed.
RS Berkane, the reigning CAF Confederation Cup champions, asserted their dominance early, racing to a two-g...