Rivers United vs USM Alger

CAF Confederation Cup - Quarter-finals 31 Mar 2024, 16:00
Rivers United
Rivers United
1–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
USM Alger
USM Alger
🏟 Godswill Akpabio International Stadium (Uyo) 👤 S. Uwikunda Round Quarter-finals

Match report

Rivers United edged past USM Alger 1-0 in the CAF Confederation Cup - Quarter-finals on 31 March 2024.

Rivers United dominated possession with 69% of the ball and had 30 shots to USM Alger's 10.

The match was played at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium (Uyo), with S. Uwikunda in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 69% - 31% Shots 30 - 10 On target 7 - 1 Corners 16 - 4 Fouls 11 - 13 Yellow cards 1
9
Player of the match
Ukeme Williams
Rivers United · captained the side
8 Augustine Okejepha 1 goal
8 Kazie Godswill 67 passes (79% accurate)
8 Echeta Ugonna Deputy captained the side
7 Akande Abiodun Asimiyu captained the side
First half vs second half
Rivers United stepped it up after the break, with 19 shots in the second half compared to 11 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 11–5 19–5
Shots On Goal 3–1 4–0
Ball Possession 74–26 —
Corners 7–1 9–3
Attacks 38–28 43–27
Match statistics
4 Substitution 5
81 Attacks 55
80 Dangerous Attacks 38
6 On Target 1
16 Off Target 7
30 Shots Total 10
7 Shots On Goal 1
15 Shots Off Goal 5
8 Shots Blocked 4
16 Shots Inside Box 3
14 Shots Outside Box 7
11 Fouls 13
16 Corners 4
1 Offsides 0
69% Ball Possession 31%
0 Yellow Cards 1
1 Saves 6
444 Passes Total 208
380 Passes Accurate 134
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Rivers United · 4-2-3-1
1 A. Asimiyu
6 K. Godswill 15 A. Ohaegbu 37 E. Udom 3 E. Ampiah
25 A. Okejepha 8 U. Williams
36 S. Adamu 10 A. Oyowah 35 E. Deputy
28 N. Nwagua
USM Alger · 4-2-3-1
25 O. Benbot
19 S. Redouani 32 A. Bounacer 5 M. Bouchina 20 H. Dehiri
26 A. Djahnit 38 S. Boukhenchouche
2 A. Bacha 8 I. Merili 28 L. Ateba
9 A. Kanou
Rivers United
Coach
S. Eguma
Substitutes
  • 26 Bernard Yao Kouassi
  • 9 Mark Gibson
  • 38 Andy Okpe
  • 39 Mathias Martins
  • 16 Victor Sochima
  • 19 Paul Odeh
  • 5 Ebedebiri Endurance
  • 33 Temple Emekayi
  • 27 Samuel Adom Antwi
USM Alger
Coach
Juan Garrido
Substitutes
  • 14 Brahim Benzaza
  • 7 Abdelfetah Ismail Belkacemi
  • 21 Adem Alilet
  • 23 Khaled Bousseliou
  • 10 Sekou Konate
  • 16 Kamel Soufi
  • 12 Oussama Barkat
  • 15 Nabil Lamara
  • 13 Omar Embarek
Substitutions
  • 58' ↑ B. Benzaza ↓ I Merili USM Alger
  • 58' ↑ I. Belkacemi ↓ A. Bacha USM Alger
  • 60' ↑ B. Kouassi ↓ N. Nwagua Rivers United
  • 60' ↑ M. Gibson ↓ A. Adamu Rivers United
  • 70' ↑ A. Okpe ↓ E. Deputy Rivers United
  • 72' ↑ A. Alilet ↓ H. Dehiri USM Alger
  • 79' ↑ K. Bousseliou ↓ L. Ateba USM Alger
  • 79' ↑ S. Konaté ↓ A. Djahnit USM Alger
  • 85' ↑ M. Martins ↓ U. Williams Rivers United
Cards
  • 34' I. Merili USM Alger
Head-to-head
Rivers United 1 0 draws 1 USM Alger
2024-04-07 USM Alger vs Rivers United 2 - 0
2024-03-31 Rivers United vs USM Alger 1 - 0
Recent form
Rivers United D D D W W
USM Alger D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Rivers United vs USM Alger?
Rivers United won 1-0 against USM Alger on 31 March 2024.
Who won Rivers United vs USM Alger?
Rivers United won the match 1-0.
Where was Rivers United vs USM Alger played?
The match was played at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium (Uyo).
Who had more possession in Rivers United vs USM Alger?
Rivers United had 69% of possession, compared to 31% for the other side.