The “Pride of Rivers”; Rivers United have been crowned Winners of the 51st Edition of the Nigeria Professional Football League in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Despite losing their match-day 35 fixture in Lafia, losing 2-1 to Nasarawa United last month, the Port Harcourt-based club retained a 10-point gap at the top of the table after second-place Plateau United suffered a 2-1 defeat at Akwa United the same day. And with just three games left before the end of the season, they were assured of their first-ever league title. Rivers United ended the season’s campaign with a 1-0 win over Gombe United in Port Harcourt in the presence of the Governor, Barr. Nyesom Wike to finish the season with 77 points from 38 games. Rivers United will lead the Nigerian Contingent on the African continent with opportunity for exploits in the CAF Champions League, alongside Plateau United while Remo Stars of Ikenne will settle for the last automatic slot in the CAF confederations Cup. At the Bottm of the table, Dakkada FC of Uyo beat the drop on the last day with a 3-0 Victory over Sunshine stars in Uyo on Match day 38 to condemn MFM, Kano Pillars and Heartland, who all dropped to the Nigerian National League, where they’ll ply their trade next season.