Rivers United is a club from Port Harcourt, Rivers State in Nigeria. It was formed in 2016 after the Shark Fc and Dolphins Fc teams merged
Their home stadium is Yakubu Gowon, a former Liberation Stadium in Elekahia that seats 30,000 people.
Since 2016, Rivers United Fc has been involved in the Nigerian Premier League
Last season, Rivers United participated in the Confederation of African Football (CAF CC) and advanced to the first round by eliminating the South African team, Bloemfontein Celtic by a 5-0 aggregate victory
They were eliminated in the first round by their brothers Enyimba on penalties after the overall result of the two games ended in 1-1
This season they have secured a ticket to play in the Champions League after finishing in second place in the Nigerian Premier League
It is a team that has participated in the CAF championship twice since 2016, this season they are participating for the third time
Rivers United have had very good results when they play at home as they have won all their home matches in the CAF Championship
Next Sunday, September 12 they face Yanga in the preliminary round of the Champions League
The first match is played at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam and the rematch will be played in Nigeria on September 19
Yanga need to get a big win in their home game to put themselves in a good position to qualify for the first round
It is the first test for Coach Nasreddine Nabi in the CAF Championship with Yanga squad
Nabi won the Confederations Cup in Africa in 2013 with the Leopards of Congo Brazzaville
So he is a coach who knows exactly what it takes to be able to do well in this major tournament at club level in Africa
