CAFCC: Elegbeleye hails Rivers United’s ‘significant’ quarterfinal qualification 

By Wale Mustapha

Chairman of Nigeria Premier League, NPL board, Honorable Gbenga Elegbeleye has felicitate with Rivers United following their qualification to the quarterfinal stage of CAF Confederation Cup.

Rivers United came from a goal down to beat Dreams FC of Ghana 2-1 in the last group stage in Uyo on Sunday.

Kazie Eyinnaya scored the winning goal in the stoppage time to hand his side a passage to the knockout stages of the tournament as Rivers United finished second behind the Ghanaian side on same points but on inferior goals deficit with Club Africain of Tunisia dropping to third after a 1-1 draw with APC Lobito of Angola.

In his congratulatory message, Honorable Elegbeleye affirmed that the success was a reaffirmation of Nigeria’s football recent revival, and commended Rivers United for the hardfought win.

“The victory of Rivers United and their qualification for the knockout stage is very significant because it has guaranteed Nigeria two places each in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup,” he told the clu

“We are very delighted that the Club has sustained the country’s recent good runs in football since the coming of the Ibrahim Gusau led NFF Board.”

He assured Rivers United of the continued support of the NPFL Board in whichever way its assistance is required to ensure that Nigeria wins the competition.

“Rivers United is a worthy ambassador of the NPFL and we are very proud of their performance which also has rubbed of positively on the quality standard and competitiveness of our league”, he concluded.

Rivers United will now face any of the three of USM Alger of Algeria, Zamalek of Egypt or RS Berkane of Morocco in the last eight in a home and away legs knockout games.