After Rivers United defeated the Niger Tornadoes 1-0, head coach Finidi George was delighted with his team’s performance.
In the contest on Matchday 28, Samson Obi gave the Port Harcourt team the game-winning goal.
After the victory, the former champions cut the lead held by leaders Remo Stars to eight points.
Finidi believed that his team’s performance in the game was impacted by the challenging weather conditions.
“I think the weather made things difficult for us ” Finidi told Rivers United’s media after the game.
“Every game going forward will be like this, and we are also going away.
“It will be a battle we will fight and also expect games like this.
“The Niger Tornadoes we played in the reverse fixture are a different team with their tactics.
“If they picked a point here it would have been good but we thank God the goal came.
“We just have to accept the the three points.”
The next game for Rivers United will be away against El-Kanemi Warriors.