Tuesday, March 19, 2024

CCL: Rivers Utd now unstoppable

…Ovoke, Igbinoba say no retreat, no surrender

Rivers United Football Club have vowed to continue forging ahead by always being at their best in their subsequent CAF Champions League outings Rivers United midfielders, Bernard Ovoke and Esosa Igbinoba, have both spoken about their excitement, following their starring roles in last Sunday’s CAF Champions League defeat of AS Real Bamako.

The duo helped themselves to braces, as Rivers United outclassed the Malian side 4-0 in the second leg of the preliminary round clash at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium, Port Harcourt.

Ovoke, who was first to speak, explained that the weight of expectation as he prepared to take a 35th minute penalty, which saw him opened the scoring, never weighed him down. “I was not nervous before I took that spot kick.

I am never nervous in such situations. All I was thinking about was making sure I hit the ball as hard as I could. It was a privilege to be the first ever Rivers United player to score in the CAF Champions League,” he told the club’s official website, www. riversunitedfc.com. ng. Igbinoba also spoke about his goal scoring contributions last Sunday.

The midfielder said it was pleasing to score, while adding that the big win over the Malians was not as easy as the score line suggested. “I wasn’t happy that I had not scored for the club in my previous matches, so to score twice in such an important match meant a lot to me. It was a big win, but the match was very difficult for us, especially the first half. The turning point was our second goal. I think they gave up after that,” he said.

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