Rivers United vs Pyramids

CAF Champions League - Regular season 8 Feb 2026, 16:00
Rivers United
Rivers United
1–4
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Pyramids
Pyramids
🏟 Yakubu Gowon Stadium 👤 M. Melki Round 5

Match report

Pyramids cruised past Rivers United 4-1 in the CAF Champions League - Regular season on 8 February 2026. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 4 more goals in the second half.

Pyramids had 19 shots to Rivers United's 13.

The match was played at Yakubu Gowon Stadium, with M. Melki in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 56% - 44% Shots 13 - 19 On target 2 - 6 Corners 3 - 7 Fouls 9 - 9 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Stephen Manyo
Rivers United · 1 goal
8 Mostafa Fathy 1 goal
8 Nasser Maher 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Odeh Fakhoury 1 goal
7 Marwan Hamdy 1 goal
First half vs second half
Pyramids came out stronger after half-time, with 12 second-half shots against 7 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–7 7–12
Shots On Goal 2–1 0–5
Ball Possession 58–42 —
Corners 1–3 2–4
Attacks 28–15 16–14
Match statistics
3 Corners 7
0 Penalty 1
5 Substitution 5
44 Attacks 29
18 Dangerous Attacks 22
2 On Target 5
4 Off Target 2
13 Shots Total 19
2 Shots On Goal 6
6 Shots Off Goal 7
5 Shots Blocked 6
8 Shots Inside Box 13
5 Shots Outside Box 6
9 Fouls 9
3 Corners 7
56% Ball Possession 44%
2 Yellow Cards 0
2 Saves 1
397 Passes Total 304
325 Passes Accurate 231
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Rivers United · 4-3-3
32 O. Onisodumeya
2 E. Edim 6 S. Manyo 27 D. Sholumade 36 O. Elias
24 W. Falolu 4 O. Duke 18 S. Oguntayo
11 A. Okon 26 M. Chijioke 31 T. Zachariah
Pyramids · 4-4-2
28 M. Gad
12 A. Tawfik 6 O. Galal 3 M. Marei 33 H. Hemdan
11 M. Fathy 14 M. Lasheen 18 W. Karti 30 M. Ziko
32 Ewerton 19 M. Hamdy
Rivers United
Coach
Hakeem Busari
Substitutes
  • 33 Temple Emekayi
  • 22 Rivio Ayemwenre
  • 28 Maclyn Biokpo Jenewari
  • 19 Isaac Annor
  • 21 Wisdom Samuel
  • 34 John Noble
  • 13 Taiwo Abdulrafiu
  • 20 Emmanuel Nnaji
  • 7 Friday Ubong
Pyramids
Coach
Krunoslav Jurcic
Substitutes
  • 29 Karim Hafez
  • 27 Nasser Maher
  • 23 Ahmed Atef
  • 17 Mahmoud Zalaka
  • 25 Odeh Fakhoury
  • 1 Ahmed El-Shenawy
  • 16 Ziyad Haithem
  • 35 Pascal Phiri
Substitutions
  • 62' ↑ K. Hafez ↓ M. Lasheen Pyramids
  • 67' ↑ T. Emekayi ↓ D. Sholumade Rivers United
  • 67' ↑ R. Ayemwenre ↓ S. Oguntayo Rivers United
  • 68' ↑ M. B. Jenewari ↓ T. Zachariah Rivers United
  • 70' ↑ N. Maher ↓ Ewerton Pyramids
  • 71' ↑ A. Atef ↓ H. Hamdan Pyramids
  • 82' ↑ I. Annor ↓ E. Nsi Edim Rivers United
  • 82' ↑ W. Samuel ↓ A. Okon Rivers United
  • 83' ↑ Zalaka ↓ M. Fathi Pyramids
Cards
  • 74' O. Elias Rivers United
  • 75' T. Emekayi Rivers United
Head-to-head
Rivers United 0 0 draws 2 Pyramids
2026-02-08 Rivers United vs Pyramids 1 - 4
2025-11-22 Pyramids vs Rivers United 3 - 0
Recent form
Rivers United D D D W W
Pyramids W W D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Rivers United vs Pyramids?
Rivers United lost 1-4 against Pyramids on 8 February 2026.
Who won Rivers United vs Pyramids?
Pyramids won the match 4-1.
Where was Rivers United vs Pyramids played?
The match was played at Yakubu Gowon Stadium.
Who had more possession in Rivers United vs Pyramids?
Rivers United had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.