Rivers United’s coach, Eguma refuses to claim to NPFL title

Rivers United head coach Stanley Eguma believes the title race is still open despite seeing his side extend their lead at the top of the table to four points after a 2-0 win over Enyimba on Monday. 2019 champions Enyimba were guests of the champions-in-waiting at their fortress, the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt in […]

Rivers United head coach Stanley Eguma believes the title race is still open despite seeing his side extend their lead at the top of the table to four points after a 2-0 win over Enyimba on Monday.

2019 champions Enyimba were guests of the champions-in-waiting at their fortress, the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt in a MatchDay 23 game moved by 24 hours after their lengthy trip back from Katsina.

Monday’s win takes Rivers United’s tally for the season to a staggering 52 points from 23 matches, four clear of second place Plateau United who have 48 points from the same number of games.

Eguma, a league winner in 2011, says in spite of their imperial run, nothing is guaranteed yet.

“Like I will always say, it is not yet over,” he told www.npfl.ng.

“The league is a marathon. You cannot say it is over when we have more than fifteen games to play.

So one cannot just begin to celebrate. We still have other tough opponents to play so for now I think we’re still on course and there’s a very big hope in the team that we can achieve,” added Eguma.

Up next for Rivers United on MatchDay 24 is a trip to Akure to face Sunshine Stars on Thursday.

Eguma said his team is now a target for opposing teams and must be ready for it.

“We still need to work above our capacity because we’re now targets of every other team so we cannot relent,” he stated.