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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Finidi George has insisted that Rivers United is not afraid of any team in the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL.<\/p>\n

Finidi expressed confidence that his team will have an improved campaign this season, having finished in second place last term.<\/p>\n

Rivers United were held to a 1-1 draw by Remo Stars in the opening fixture of the new season in Abeokuta last weekend.<\/p>\n

The team will face Kwara United in their matchday two fixture in Port Harcourt this weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s good that the fixture is coming strong with tough teams because if there are mistakes, we will know how to correct them,\u201d Finidi told Rivers United\u2019s media.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are not scared of any team this season. We will play our best football this season, hopefully, we will get the result we deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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