Rivers United F.C.
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| Founded | 2016 | ||
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| Ground | Yakubu Gowon Stadium (formerly Liberation Stadium) Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | ||
| Capacity | 30,000 | ||
| Manager | Stanley Eguma [1] | ||
| League | Nigerian Premier League | ||
| 2016 | 2nd | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Rivers United F.C. is a professional football club based in Port Harcourt, Rivers State that participates in the Premier League, the highest level of domestic Nigerian football. The club was formed by the merger of Sharks F.C. and Dolphins F.C. in 2016. Their home stadium is the Yakubu Gowon Stadium, formerly Liberation Stadium in Elekahia that has a seating capacity of 30,000.[2]
Current Squad 2017
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
Head Coach
Stanley Eguma
Acting General Manager
- Okey Kpalukwu
Welfare Secretary
- Albert Chinwo
Media Officer
- Sammy Wejinya[3]
Notes
- ^ Blue Tide rising
- ^ "Dolphins, Sharks merged, now Rivers Utd F.C." Vanguard. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ http://www.supersport.com/football/nigeria/news/160219/Rivers_Utd_get_management_team