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Kehinde Adedipe: Rivers United suspend midfielder indefinitely

Babatunde Samuel
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The club has stated their player has gone AWOL and is yet to resume preseason for the NPFL club

Nigeria Professional Football League side, Rivers United have announced an indefinite suspension for one of their midfielders Kehinde Adedipe.

In a statement on Tuesday, the club accused Adedipe of failing to report for preseason preparations ahead of the 2019/20 campaign.

“Rivers United have placed attacking midfielder Kehinde Adedipe on indefinite suspension,” a part of the statement from the NPFL club read.

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“This follows his Absence Without Official Leave (AWOL).

“Adedipe’s whereabouts remain unknown following the club’s official resumption ahead of the 2019/2020 season.”

General Manager of Rivers United Okey Kpalukwu reiterated the club’s stance on indiscipline adding the club will have zero-tolerance on any act that could derail them from a successful outing in the coming season.

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The 2019/20 NPFL season will officially start on Sunday, September 22.

Rivers United needed a win in their final home game against Bendel Insurance to beat the drop in the last abridged NPFL season.

The Pride of Rivers, however, had a good Cup run as they made it to the semi-final of the 2019 Federation Cup before they were stopped by Niger Tornadoes who beat them 2-1 at the Agege Stadium in Lagos.

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