Barely 24 hours to the kick-off of the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation’s Cup quarter final 2nd leg tie in Dar es Salam, Rivers United’s team bus has been burgled and valuables worth thousands of dollars stolen.
The Pride of Rivers while completing their final training session ahead of the clash against Young Africans of Tanzania noticed that their team bus has been broken into and sprayed with toxic chemicals and a sum of $5,250 missing, according to a press by the clubs media Officer Charles Mayuku.
On ground to witness the horrible incident are CAF General Coordinator, Ali Nwebe (Uganda) and CAF Head of Security, Jamil Bawalaggana Mpagi (Uganda) who confirmed that a toxic chemical was sprayed in the bus.
Rivers United have petitioned CAF as they await further action from the football ruling body.
Young Africans also known as Yanga boys defeated Rivers United 2-0 in Nigeria.
