Nigeria Premier Soccer League (NPFL) facet Rivers United have accomplished the signing of skilled left-back Imoh Obot from fellow top-flight membership Abia Warriors forward of the 2026/27 season.
Obot joins the Port Harcourt membership as they strengthen their squad for the brand new marketing campaign, which features a return to the CAF Champions League.
The defender reunites with Rivers United head coach Finidi George, beneath whom he gained the NPFL title through the 2022/23 season at Enyimba FC. His arrival is predicted to supply expertise, high quality and depth to Rivers United’s defence because the membership prepares to compete on each home and continental fronts.
Earlier than his transfer to Rivers United, Obot featured for Abia Warriors after leaving Enyimba, the place he established himself as one of many league’s reliable defenders and helped the Folks’s Elephant safe a document ninth NPFL title in 2023.
The previous Nigeria home-based Tremendous Eagles defender has already resumed coaching along with his new teammates and is awaiting his official unveiling by the membership.
Obot’s signing is considered a significant enhance for the Pleasure of Rivers as they proceed their preparations for the 2026/27 season, with expectations excessive that his expertise will strengthen the group’s push for fulfillment within the NPFL and CAF Champions League.
