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Rivers United 3-0 Abia Warriors · Nigeria Premier Football League

Rivers United beat Abia Warriors 3-0 in the Nigeria Premier Football League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Rivers United and Abia Warriors met in the Nigeria Premier Football League at Liberation Stadium in Port Harcourt on Sunday, 3 May 2026.

Goalscorers

Rivers United: W. Falolu 50'; T. Zachariah 75'; B. B. Martins 89'. Abia Warriors did not score.

How the match went

The referee showed 2 yellow cards (1 for Rivers United, 1 for Abia Warriors).

Line-ups

Rivers United started in a 4-3-3: Osagie Onisodumeya, Ebuka Akobundu, Temple Emekayi, Stephen Manyo, Taiwo Abdulrafiu, Taofeek Otaniyi, Osimaga Duke, Wasiu Falolu, Aniekeme Okon, Handsome Surveyor, Wisdom Samuel.

Abia Warriors started in a 4-2-3-1: Okiemute Odah, Gabriel Innocent, Emmanuel Ogbuagu, Adeleke Adekunle, Imo Obot, Fatai Abdullahi Oluwadayo, Innocent Godwin, Suraju Lawal, Valentine Ugwu, Paul Samson, Chukwuemeka Obioma.

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Minute by minute

  1. 45'Half-time. Rivers United 0-0 Abia Warriors.
  2. 50'Goal! Rivers United 1-0 Abia Warriors. W. Falolu (Rivers United) scores, assisted by H. Surveyor.
  3. 75'Goal! Rivers United 2-0 Abia Warriors. T. Zachariah (Rivers United) scores.
  4. 89'Goal! Rivers United 3-0 Abia Warriors. B. B. Martins (Rivers United) scores.
Full commentary (13 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Rivers United vs Abia Warriors.
  2. 45+2'Yellow card for F. Abdullahi (Abia Warriors).
  3. 45'Half-time. Rivers United 0-0 Abia Warriors.
  4. 46'The second half is under way.
  5. 46'Substitution, Rivers United: T. Zachariah comes on for W. Samuel.
  6. 50'Goal! Rivers United 1-0 Abia Warriors. W. Falolu (Rivers United) scores, assisted by H. Surveyor.
  7. 71'Substitution, Rivers United: B. B. Martins comes on for W. Falolu.
  8. 71'Substitution, Rivers United: F. Ubong comes on for A. Okon.
  9. 72'Yellow card for H. Surveyor (Rivers United).
  10. 75'Goal! Rivers United 2-0 Abia Warriors. T. Zachariah (Rivers United) scores.
  11. 85'Substitution, Rivers United: D. Iyowuna comes on for T. Otaniyi.
  12. 85'Substitution, Rivers United: M. Chijioke comes on for H. Surveyor.
  13. 89'Goal! Rivers United 3-0 Abia Warriors. B. B. Martins (Rivers United) scores.
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