Rivers united secured their first win of the ongoing 2019/2020 Npfl season with a hard fought victory over Rangers at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium yesterday evening.
however it was the home side who took the lead midway through the first half after shuji oshobe was judged to be foulled inside the Rangers penalty area .

striker Bamba Bakari made no mistake from six yards as he fired the home side into the lead leaving the visitors empty with nothing to show for the efforts
with both teams suffering defeats in their matchday three encounters the flying antilopes were at the verge of suffring another defeat as substitute Ibrahim Olawoyin got a goal back for the rangers side .

however it was the home side that had the final say as the pride of rivers ran away with all three points for ugwu’s men is now back back defeats for them in the league for Rivers united they will consolidate on this win as the prepare for a tricky tie against Warri wolves this weekend at the warri township stadium.