Match Preview: MFM Versus Rivers United

Match Preview: MFM Versus Rivers United

The Agege Stadium will literally be on fire on Wednesday afternoon when two unbeaten sides in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL); Mountain of Fire (MFM) FC and Rivers United FC file out in oneof the standout fixtures of match day two.<br /><br />MFM upstaged the applecart on match day one by beating highly-rated Nasarawa United 2-1 on the road.<br /><br />A first half double from Chukwuka Emmanuel and Musa Newman rendered Ifeanyi Nweke&rsquo;s 75th minute effort for the hosts purely academic as the newboys laid down the marker in comprehensive fashion.<br /><br />&ldquo;I was not surprised with the win over Nasarawa United because we have players that have been together since 2007.<br /><br />&ldquo;We are one big family and we have a lot up our sleeves this season,&rdquo; Chairman of the club, Godwin Enakhena told Rivers United Media.<br /><br />On Wednesday, MFM will have home advantage plus the comfort of having their fans in numbers,cheering to the rafters and baying for blood against a Rivers United side that started their campaign on a flyer.<br /><br />United stunned, seven-time champions, Enyimba 1-0 at the Yakubu Gowon (former Liberation) Stadium, Port Harcourt on Sunday.<br /><br />
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