Rivers United 3–1 Bendel Insurance

NPFL 2026 Matchweek 29 · 8 Mar 2026

Rivers United vs Bendel Insurance in the NPFL 2026.

At Yakubu Gowon Stadium, Port Harcourt.

Rivers United beat Bendel Insurance 3–1. M. Chijioke opened the scoring for Rivers United after 53 minutes. W. Samuel made it 2–0 after 81 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

Rivers United: M. Chijioke 53', W. Samuel 81', S. Obi 90'
Bendel Insurance: C. Akuneto 89'

Rivers United before this match

vs El Kanemi Warriors 3–0 (El Kanemi Warriors) · Matchweek 23, 4 Mar 2026
at Bayelsa United 0–1 (Bayelsa United) · Matchweek 28, 1 Mar 2026
vs Barau FC 1–0 (Barau FC) · Matchweek 25, 25 Feb 2026
vs Enyimba 1–1 (Enyimba) · Matchweek 27, 22 Feb 2026
at Kwara United 1–1 (Kwara United) · Matchweek 22, 18 Feb 2026

Bendel Insurance before this match

vs Ikorodu City 4–0 (Ikorodu City) · Matchweek 28, 1 Mar 2026
at Nasarawa United 0–1 (Nasarawa United) · Matchweek 27, 22 Feb 2026
at Bayelsa United 0–0 (Bayelsa United) · Matchweek 26, 15 Feb 2026
vs Enyimba 2–0 (Enyimba) · Matchweek 25, 7 Feb 2026
at Niger Tornadoes 2–2 (Niger Tornadoes) · Matchweek 24, 1 Feb 2026