Nigerian representative  in the CAF Champions league and defending NPFL Rivers United were attacked as they headed to the Al Merreikh  stadium in Omdurman

Reports from Omdurman  states the Nigerian team bus was peddled with stones as they headed for training.

Consequently the Clubs top  supremo  has sent a protest letter to CAF following the incidence

Al Merreikh  fans are not new to such incidence as two years ago they attacked the Azam  team before their deciding match at the same venue after losing in Tanzania

Rivers United beat Al  Merreikh  3-0 in Port Harcourt  and it will be a herculean  task for the Sudanese  giants to overcome the loss

One official of the Rivers United FC, Ogude Bright was left injured after an object thrown by the irate fans hit him in the face.

Rivers United have now confirmed that they will lodge an official complaint to CAF over the unsavoury incident.

“This is unacceptable. We treated them very well when they came to Nigeria for the first leg and there were no complaints.

“We are bitterly disappointed at the attacks directed towards us (on Friday) and the cub will write a formal protest letter to CAF over this unwarranted treatment meted out to us.

“Hopefully, Caf will take action,” Rivers State Sports Commissioner, Honourable Boma Iyaye, who led the Rivers United contingent to Sudan said.

Rivers United and Al Merreikh will meet on Sunday in a second leg, first round clash of the 2017 CAF Champions League at the Al-Merrikh SC Stadium, Omdurman.
Additional news by Sammy Wejinya,Rivers Media officer