Rivers United appoints Fatai Osho as Head Coach

Ugochukwu Iwuchukwu

Former manager of Enyimba FC of Aba Fatai Osho has joined Rivers United of Port Harcourt as the Chief Coach of the team.

Fatai Osho replaces Coach Ndubuisi Nduka who has been elevated to the office of Technical Director.

Rivers United confirmed the appointment in a statement stating: ” we’re delighted to announce Fatai Osho has joined the club as our Chief Coach”.

Rivers United is representing Nigeria at the CAF Champions League.

The team will face Sudanese side Al Hilal in the first-round tie of the CAF Champions League.

The first round tie is expected to take place on Sunday 17th October 2021 at the Adokiye Amaesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt.

Osho will assist Rivers United Technical Adviser, Stanley Eguma.

The coach is expected to bring his wealth of experience to the team after helping Enyimba to a third-place finish in the 2020/2021 Nigeria Professional Football League NPFL season.

Former Remo Stars coach Osho spent two seasons at Enyimba, guiding the two-time African champions to back-to-back quarter-final appearances in the CAF Confederation Cup.

After leading the People’s Elephant to a third-place finish in the NPFL last season, Osho’s contract was not renewed by Enyimba, who replaced him with former Super Eagles winger Finidi George.