ANDREW EKEJIUBA
Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) side, Rivers United, is expected to depart Port Harcourt for Equatorial Guinea on Friday ahead of their CAF Confederation Cup game against Futuro King.
Rivers United will battle Futuro King in the preliminary round with the first leg slated for this weekend.
The NPFL side pulled out of the just-concluded Dapo Abiodun pre-season tournament to focus on the CAF Confederation Cup tie.
Rivers United players and officials are expected to depart Port Harcourt on a chartered flight to the city of Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea.
The first leg will be played on Saturday while the return leg comes up December 4-6 in Port Harcourt.