Players of Rivers United collected $20,000, over N12 million each for winning the 2021/2022 Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL).
The win was the club’s first in its history since the merging of Sharks FC and Dolphins FC.
The club was the winner of the season having finished with 77 points, ten points better than second-placed team Plateau United.
At the ceremony held at the Rivers State Government House, Port Harcourt, Nyesom Wike, Rivers State governor, rewarded players of state-owned club, and took photos with the team.
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Wike conferred on each member of the team the Governors Medal Service Award (GMSA).
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.
