{"id":159301,"date":"2025-04-14T22:37:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T21:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/npfl-loss-to-abia-warriors-wont-derail-rivers-uniteds-cafcl-quest-finidi"},"modified":"2025-04-15T13:34:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T12:34:59","slug":"npfl-loss-to-abia-warriors-wont-derail-rivers-uniteds-cafcl-quest-finidi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/npfl-loss-to-abia-warriors-wont-derail-rivers-uniteds-cafcl-quest-finidi","title":{"rendered":"NPFL: Loss to Abia Warriors won\u2019t derail Rivers United\u2019s CAFCL quest \u2013 Finidi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Rivers United head coach Finidi George has dismissed suggestions that his team could miss out on a top-two finish in the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL.<\/p>\n<p>The Port Harcourt club lost 2-0 to third-placed Abia Warriors in a matchday 33 encounter in Umuahia on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Rivers United, who occupy second position in the table, have a two-point lead over Abia Warriors.<\/p>\n<p>The top two teams on the table will compete in the CAF Champions League next season.<\/p>\n<p>Finidi is adamant his side will finish ahead of Abia Warriors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, no, no! We\u2019re two points ahead of them. They\u2019re playing away, while other teams like us are playing at home in the next game. We\u2019re going to win our game and stretch the gap to five points,\u201d Finidi said confidently after the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not too worried about that. I\u2019m confident we\u2019ll win at home. They (Abia Warriors) won at home, so we definitely are going to win at home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Rivers United head coach Finidi George has dismissed suggestions that his team could miss out on a top-two finish in the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL. The Port Harcourt club lost 2-0 to third-placed Abia Warriors in a matchday 33 encounter in Umuahia on Sunday. 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