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Nigerian football club
Rivers United Football Club Nigeria is a Nigerian professional football club based in Port Harcourt, Rivers State nigeria, that participates in the Nigerian Professional Football League, the highest level of domestic Nigerian football. The club was formed by the merger of Sharks F.C. and Dolphins F.C. in 2016. Their home stadium was the Yakubu Gowon Stadium, formerly Liberation Stadium, in Elekahia that has a seating capacity of 30,000. They moved to the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in 2020. The stadium, renovated in 2020, has a capacity of 40,000.
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Barau Football Club is a Nigerian Professional football club from Dambatta, Kano State that plays in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) for the 2025/2026 season. The club, based in Kano, is privately owned by Senator Barau I. Jibrin, the Deputy Senate President of Nigeria.
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