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Abia Warriors 2-0 Rivers United · Nigeria Premier Football League

Abia Warriors beat Rivers United 2-0 in the Nigeria Premier Football League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Abia Warriors and Rivers United met in the Nigeria Premier Football League at Umuahia Township Stadium in Umuahia on Sunday, 13 April 2025.

Goalscorers

Abia Warriors: E. Ogbuagu 45'; A. Desouza 76'. Rivers United did not score.

How the match went

The referee showed 5 yellow cards (2 for Abia Warriors, 3 for Rivers United).

Line-ups

Abia Warriors started in a 4-2-3-1: Emmanuel Sharp Anoxie Uzoigwe, Chimezie Njoku, Emmanuel Ogbuagu, Wilson Elu, Isaac Afolabi, Ojonugwa Adejoh, Innocent Godwin, Paul Samson, Sunday Megwo, Ezekiel Ayodele, Antoine Desouza.

Rivers United started in a 4-3-3: Ibrahim Pius, Muyiwa Adeola Fehintola, Temple Emekayi, Stephen Manyo, Emmanuel Ampiah, Taofeek Otaniyi, David Sholumade, Samuel Mathias, Philip Odubia, Obi Samson Bossa, Friday Ubong.

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Minute by minute

  1. 45+2'Goal! Abia Warriors 1-0 Rivers United. E. Ogbuagu (Abia Warriors) scores.
  2. 45'Half-time. Abia Warriors 1-0 Rivers United.
  3. 76'Goal! Abia Warriors 2-0 Rivers United. A. Desouza (Abia Warriors) scores, assisted by I. Afolabi.
  4. 90'Full-time. Abia Warriors 2-0 Rivers United.
Full commentary (18 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Abia Warriors vs Rivers United.
  2. 11'Yellow card for E. Ampiah (Rivers United).
  3. 36'Yellow card for O. Adejoh (Abia Warriors).
  4. 45'Yellow card for S. Mathias (Rivers United).
  5. 45+2'Goal! Abia Warriors 1-0 Rivers United. E. Ogbuagu (Abia Warriors) scores.
  6. 45+4'Yellow card for C. Njoku (Abia Warriors).
  7. 45'Half-time. Abia Warriors 1-0 Rivers United.
  8. 46'The second half is under way.
  9. 46'Substitution, Abia Warriors: E. Onu comes on for P. Samson.
  10. 54'Yellow card for T. Otaniyi (Rivers United).
  11. 61'Substitution, Rivers United: M. Chijioke comes on for S. Mathias.
  12. 61'Substitution, Rivers United: W. Obande comes on for O. S. Bossa.
  13. 62'Substitution, Rivers United: T. Abdulrafiu comes on for E. Ampiah.
  14. 65'Substitution, Abia Warriors: O. M. Kangeshima comes on for E. Ayodele.
  15. 72'Substitution, Rivers United: D. Benjamin comes on for F. Ubong.
  16. 76'Goal! Abia Warriors 2-0 Rivers United. A. Desouza (Abia Warriors) scores, assisted by I. Afolabi.
  17. 82'Substitution, Rivers United: S. Abba comes on for P. Odubia.
  18. 90'Full-time. Abia Warriors 2-0 Rivers United.
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