NPFL: Rivers United crush Kun Khalifat FC 5-0 to move second

Rivers United climbed to 2nd spot connected the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) array aft signaling a convincing 5-0 triumph implicit Kun Khalifat FC.

The Port Harcourt-based broadside took the pb successful the 27th infinitesimal done Salman Abubakar, who produced a superb effort from extracurricular the container to bushed the goalkeeper.

Rivers United dominated proceedings and created respective opportunities to summation their vantage earlier half-time, but Kun Khalifat held connected to spell into the interruption trailing by conscionable 1 goal.

The hosts, however, returned from the interval with renewed strength and rapidly extended their lead.

Chijioke Mbaoma made it 2-0 successful the 49th infinitesimal aft being acceptable up by Alex Oyowah.

Abubakar completed his brace 9 minutes later, finishing disconnected a well-worked squad determination to enactment Rivers United firmly successful control.

The goals continued to travel arsenic Wasiu Falolu added a 4th successful the 62nd minute, with Mbaoma providing the assist.

Substitute Ekene Awazie rounded disconnected the scoring six minutes earlier the extremity of regularisation clip to implicit an emphatic 5-0 triumph for the location side.

The triumph takes Rivers United to 10 points from 4 matches, placing them 2nd connected the NPFL table, portion Kun Khalifat stay 19th with 2 points from 5 games.

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