Rivers United Claims a 2-1 Victory against Dreams FC at CAF Confederations Cup

Rivers United have staged a comeback to claim a 2-1 victory over Dreams FC in their final group stage fixture of the CAF Confederations Cup.

Rivers United needed a victory to scale through to the quarter-finals of the CAF Confederations Cup, but they were faced with a Dreams FC side that defeated them in the first leg.

The pride of Rivers had a poor start to the game, as they fell behind in the 40th minute, courtesy of a goal from Abdul Aziz Issah.

However, they bounced back in the second half as deputy Echeta scored the equalizer for Rivers United in the 61st minute to set up a frenetic end to the game.

They got the winning goal in the 10th minute of stoppage, as Kazie Godswill benefitted from a goalmouth struggle and struck from inside the box to make it 2-1.

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The victory ensured that Rivers United finished second in their group, behind Dreams FC, who have a better goal difference.

They will know their opponents for the next round when the draws are made.

Ogenyi said his team showed a strong fight to win the keenly contested game.

The most important thing is the qualification. We told our players not to be anxious.

We had like three chances in the first half which we wasted, Ogenyi told reporters after the game.

You know when you don’t take your chances you might be punished by your opponent. They scored us in the 40th minute of the first half.

You will agree with me that a team that comes from behind to win, is a team that shows character.

We told the players this is not just a Rivers United project, it is a Nigeria project and we know what is at stake. We need to qualify.