Rivers United produced a dominant display in Port Harcourt, thrashing Kun Khalifat FC 5-0 to climb to second place on the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) table.
The hosts opened the scoring in the 27th minute through Salman Abubakar, who unleashed a brilliant effort from outside the box to beat the goalkeeper.
Rivers United continued to control the game and created several opportunities to extend their lead before half-time, but Kun Khalifat held firm to go into the break trailing 1-0.
The hosts returned from the interval with renewed intensity and quickly doubled their advantage.
Chijioke Mbaoma made it 2-0 in the 49th minute after being set up by Alex Oyowah, before Abubakar completed his brace nine minutes later with a well-worked team move.
Rivers United continued to press forward, and Wasiu Falolu added a fourth in the 62nd minute, with Mbaoma providing the assist.
Substitute Ekene Awazie completed the scoring six minutes before the end of regulation time, sealing an emphatic 5-0 victory for the home side.
The win takes Rivers United to 10 points from four matches, lifting them into second place on the NPFL table, while Kun Khalifat FC remain 19th with two points from five games.
The emphatic result gives Rivers United a major boost to their early-season campaign, while Kun Khalifat will be looking to recover from the heavy defeat.