SPORT River United’s Salefu is midfield general – Ezeji
A legend of the Nigeria Professional Football League, Victor Ezeji, has described Rivers United’s newly acquired midfielder, Oche Salefu, as a ‘midfield general.’
Salefu has clearly warmed his way into the hearts of fans of the Eunisell sponsored side since making his debut against El-Kanemi Warriors on match day one.
It is no surprise that club gaffer, Stanley Eguma, has made him a consistent member of his match day team.
“Salefu is a consistent player, who never stops working hard. From what I have seen, he is the kind of player described as an everyday player since he takes his game to the next level with every performance.
“As a young lad, he has done well and will even do better as the season progresses,” said Ezeji, who remains the only player to captain defunct Sharks and Dolphins, which were later merged into Rivers United, in 2016.
Asked to liken him to any former player of the club, Ezeji replied: “Salefu reminds me of my former teammate, Abubakar Musa, who later captained Nigeria’s Under 20 national team.”
Salefu scored his first goal for his new side on match day seven in the Rivers Derby against Go Round.
Last season, he was voted Players’ Player of the Season at Remo Stars, to win the Naija League Magazine and was also nominated for the Best New Player category by the Influential League Bloggers Award (LBA).