Thursday, March 28, 2024

Spain tour, crucial to Rivers Utd Champions League outing – Adepoju

Former Nigeria international midfielder, Mutiu Adepoju, has said that the tour of Madrid, Spain, embarked upon by Rivers United FC was very important to the club’s proposed outing in the CAF Champions League next year. Adepoju said the exercise will earn the ‘Pride of Rivers’ rich rewards, if they effectively key into the project.

He said, “This is very important for them. This is a team that finished second in the Nigeria Professional Football League and they just won the Super Four, as the best team in Nigeria.

“They are preparing for the CAF Champions’ League and coming to Spain is very important for their preparations. I believe they will be able to learn and see many things. The structure here in Spain is very different from what we have back home in Nigeria. This is part of the partnership between the NPFL and La Liga.

We hope Rivers United learn from this and try to replicate same in Nigeria,” Adepoju told www.laliga.es/en.

On his part, the leader of the Rivers United delegation and Rivers State Commissioner for Sports, Hon. Boma Iyaye, explained that the trip to Madrid will have a positive impact on the club.

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