Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has awarded each player of the state-owned Rivers United team $20,000 (about 12 million naira) for winning the Nigerian Professional Football League, NPFL.
The club’s first triumph in its existence comes after a league season in which they led the league standings for the majority of the season and finished with 77 points, 10 points more than second-placed Plateau United.
The ceremony took place at the Rivers State Government House, Port Harcourt and had the governor personally in attendance where he took photos with the team.
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The team, as part of the reward, will also embark on two weeks pre-season training in Madrid, Spain.
He also promised a further $40,000 if they make it to the group stage of next season’s CAF Champions League.
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