Abia Warriors 1–1 Rivers United

NPFL 2026 Matchweek 16 · 7 Dec 2025

Abia Warriors vs Rivers United in the NPFL 2026.

At Umuahia Township Stadium, Umuahia.

Abia Warriors and Rivers United drew 1–1. M. B. Jenewari opened the scoring for Rivers United after 86 minutes. L. Suraju made it 1–1 after 90 minutes.

Goalscorers

• Abia Warriors: L. Suraju 90'
• Rivers United: M. B. Jenewari 86'

Abia Warriors starting lineup

• 1 O. Okiemute
• 7 L. Suraju
• 8 F. Abdullahi
• 12 S. Megwo
• 16 C. Azubuike
• 18 G. Innocent
• 19 I. Godwin
• 20 C. Obioma
• 25 A. Somiari
• 26 F. Jibrin
• 30 K. Adeleke

Rivers United starting lineup

• 16 A. Henry
• 2 E. Nsi Edim
• 36 O. Elias
• 4 O. Duke
• 33 T. Emekayi
• 17 S. Bell
• 31 T. Zachariah
• 18 S. Oguntayo
• 29 T. Otaniyi
• 30 S. Obi
• 7 F. Ubong

Match events

• 43′ Rivers United: Yellow Card
• 86′ Rivers United: Normal Goal, M. B. Jenewari
• 90′ Rivers United: Yellow Card
• 90′ Abia Warriors: Normal Goal, L. Suraju

Abia Warriors before this match

• at Ikorodu City 0–1 (Ikorodu City) · Matchweek 15, 30 Nov 2025
• vs Bendel Insurance 0–0 (Bendel Insurance) · Matchweek 14, 23 Nov 2025
• at Bayelsa United 1–2 (Bayelsa United) · Matchweek 13, 16 Nov 2025
• vs Enyimba 0–0 (Enyimba) · Matchweek 12, 9 Nov 2025
• at Niger Tornadoes 2–1 (Niger Tornadoes) · Matchweek 11, 2 Nov 2025

Rivers United before this match

• vs Kano Pillars 1–0 (Kano Pillars) · Matchweek 15, 3 Dec 2025
• vs Warri Wolves 2–1 (Warri Wolves) · Matchweek 13, 16 Nov 2025
• at Kun Khalifat FC 1–0 (Kun Khalifat FC) · Matchweek 12, 10 Nov 2025
• at Bendel Insurance 0–0 (Bendel Insurance) · Matchweek 9, 6 Nov 2025
• vs Nasarawa United 1–0 (Nasarawa United) · Matchweek 11, 2 Nov 2025