Football
Rivers United beat Kampala
Capital City Authourity 2-1 on match day four of the CAF Confederation Cup on
Tuesday, June 20, 2017.
The Group A game was
decided at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium, Port Harcourt.
Bernard Ovoke put United
in front after 54 seconds and Obomate second added the second for the ‘Pride of
Rivers’ 13 minutes later.
Geofrey Sserunkuma scored
for the ‘Kasasiro Boys’ (garbage collectors) on the stroke of half time as the
Nigerian side exerted revenge on the reigning Ugandan double champions
following their 2-1 win in the reverse fixture in Kampala 17 days earlier.
Stanley Eguma (Rivers
United FC, Nigeria)
“I am very very angry that
we did not score more goals because we could have scored four or five in the
first half alone.
“The goal they scored was
against the run of play and the defence was sleeping on that occasion.
“This is a very tough
group that could well be decided by goals difference because the four teams
have won every game they have played at home.
“When you have the
opportunity to improve your goals difference like we did (on Tuesday), you just
have to take.
“Our next two games will
perhaps (represent) our two toughest games so far.
“We cannot afford to lose
(either) of those two games but we must win at home against Club Africain and
at the very worst, get a draw in Morocco against FUS.
“It will not be easy but
we want to qualify for the quarter finals and we have to do this to achieve
it,”.
Mike Mutebi (KCCA, Uganda)
“We (KCCA) have a way that
we play. We did not come to Port Harcourt to park the Bus because we know that
the fans want to watch good football.
“I think that the most
effective team won on Tuesday because they got their chances and took them
well.
“Of course, we are
disappointed but we lost in a manner that is not discouraging.
“Rivers United were very
effective when they got their chances and they tucked them away.
“Yes, the early goal that
Rivers United scored affected my side.
“We were playing away from
home and they scored (two) early goals in the first 15 minutes.
“Rivers United were all
over us and they scored while we panicked.
“It disorganized us but it
did not really fazed us to start playing defensively because we continued to
play our way.
“I am satisfied with our
performance and I say kudos to Rivers United; they played well and effectively
and that was the difference.”
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