NPFL: Olanrewaju Yemi anticipates tough battle at Rivers United for Enyimba

By Wale Mustapha

Head Coach of Enyimba, Olanrewaju Yemi is looking forward to a difficult outing when his team take on Rivers United in one of rearranged fixtures of the ongoing Nigeria Premier Football League season on Tuesday.

The highprofile encounter will see two of the biggest clubs in Nigeria top-flight tango at Adokie Amiesimeka Stadium in Port Harcourt by 4pm.

Yemi, whose side are on a blistering run of fine results has declared the Elephants’ readiness for the match just as he expects a competitive game.

“We know it’s going to be a tough game. Rivers United are up there and takes every points available for them in their outstanding games so that they can come up,”Yemi told media.

“It’s a good to be a competitive game and I think we are ready to go for it.”

Enyimba ended the first round in fifth position with 32 points from 18 games, while Rivers will be heading to the fixture on 14th position haven played 15 games due to their continental engagement.