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Rivers Utd FC Congratulate Players Over National Invitation
Rivers United FC of Port Harcourt have congratulated nine of its players called up for the Super Eagles B team squad ahead of the 2023 African Nations Championship qualifying fixture against Ghana.
The Congratulatory message was contained in a statement made available to Tidesports by the club’s media officer, Charles Mayuku , yesterday in Port Harcourt.
The players are Maurice Chukwu, who joins Sochima Victor, Kazie Enyinnaya, Ebube Duru, Temple Emekayi, Chiamaka Madu, Uche Onwuansanya, Joseph Onoja and Chijioke Akuneto.
The Eagles B team will square up to the Black Galaxies in the first leg in Accra on Sunday, 28th August with the return encounter already scheduled for the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Saturday, 3rd September.
The winner on aggregate will earn a berth at the 7th African Nations Championship finals to be staged in Algeria early next year.
“Congratulations to all nine of our players and we look forward to watching them in action for Nigeria” the statement read.
By: Kiadum Edookor