Should Rivers United be crowned NPFL Champions Already?

With simply seven video games to go and a ten point-gap established on the prime, ought to Rivers United be topped NPFL Champions already?

Rivers United have been unbelievable this season, registering 20 wins, 7 attracts and simply 4 losses in 31 video games of this marketing campaign. They’ve scored probably the most variety of targets (51) and conceded the least variety of targets (17) within the league with a superior objective diffsrence of +34.

Rivers United opened a 10-point lead within the Nigeria Skilled Soccer League after beating nearest challengers Plateau United 2-0 of their matchday 31 fixture in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. Stanley Eguma’s facet are actually nearer to profitable a primary NPFL title with seven video games remaining earlier than the tip of the marketing campaign.

River United had been awarded a penalty within the thirty second following a foul on Chijoke Akuneto. The previous MFM striker dusted himself as much as put his facet forward with Suraj Ayeleso going the flawed approach. Akuneto scored the second eight minutes from time to place the sport past the guests. Rivers United will likely be hoping to proceed this nice kind all through the rest of the season. They face Wikki Vacationer subsequent on Sunday, June 5 on the Abubakar Tafewa Balewa Stadium in Bauchi State.

Plateau United are actually with out a win of their final 5 away video games and can want an amazing efficiency and a few luck if they’re to remove the Nigeria Skilled Soccer League Title from Rivers United.