NPFL: Manyo thrilled to be named Rivers United captain

Rivers United defender, Stephen Manyo, has described the work of starring the nine arsenic a large honour.

Manyo was named skipper of the nine for the 2026-27 season.

The centre-back said the relation requires immense dedication and calmness, particularly during hard moments.

“I consciousness large captaining this prestigious club. It’s not a tiny team, some successful Nigeria and Africa. So I consciousness blessed arsenic a person,” Manyo told Rivers United media.

Manyo acknowledged the unit that comes with the armband.

“There volition beryllium a batch of unit due to the fact that erstwhile the boys are not doing well, they travel backmost to the captain. ‘What are you guys doing?’ So for me, I consciousness the unit volition beryllium there, but this is my job.

“As the captain, I person to effort arsenic overmuch arsenic imaginable to beryllium calm due to the fact that if I’m not calm, the boys cannot beryllium calm. In troubled times, erstwhile things are not going well, I person to effort and enactment calm truthful arsenic to pb them well,” helium said.

Rivers United volition bash conflict with San Pedro of Cote d’Ivoire successful the 2nd limb of the CAF Champions League preliminary circular necktie astatine the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium successful Uyo on Sunday.

NPFL: Manyo thrilled to beryllium named Rivers United captain