Austin Okon-Akpan
Rivers United have recorded their fourth win of the season with a 3-1 victory over Heartland Football Club at the Adokiye Amesiemeka Stadium on matchday 5.
Losing to Wikki Tourists by a single goal in Bauchi last week Wednesday, the league leaders needed to bounce back, prove their current form is not a fluke and they did just that against Heartland.
From the start of the game, the Pride of Rivers showed their desire for the win. As early as 15 minutes into the game, they were awarded a penalty when Heartland’s Pascal Eze handled the ball in the box. The admirable Godwin Aguda stepped up to the spot and scored.
By Amaechi Agbo
The crisis rocking Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL side, Heartland FC of Owerri has taking a nose dive after the League Management Company wrote the club to remind the management of existing FIFA ruling on registering of new players for the 2020/2021 season. In a letter signed by the LMC Chief Operating Officer, COO, Salifu Abubakar and sent to the Heartland management and made available to our correspondent in which all clubs in the league were copied, LMC made it clear that in view of the existing ban, the club cannot sign or register a new player for the current season.