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Since making his Rivers United debut against his former club Sunshine Stars on January 23, midfielder Kehinde Adedipe has proved to be a regular feature in the United team sheet week-in, week-out in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), Bestchoicesports.com.ng understands.

Adedipe was one of United’s key actors on Wednesday when they ended Enyimba’s 11-match unbeaten run with a 1-0 win over the People’s Elephant at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium in a Match Day 18 encounter.

Adedipe spoke to NPFL website after the game against Enyimba in which he expressed happiness over his side’s victory.

“First of all I want to give all the glory to God almighty. It’s not an easy game. We know Enyimba are not a small side but we worked hard and the hard work paid. We thank God for the victory, it was not easy for us. We went to Lagos last weekend and we lost narrowly but we are glad to come back home and win,” said Adedipe.

Wednesday’s game was the third for United in seven days and they, just like other NPFL sides have three more league fixtures to prosecute in the next ten days as the season head towards the home straight.

The schedule is not a new thing in this season’s abridged league as the race to quickly end the 2018/19 season in a bid to conform to the new CAF calendar intensifies. Adedipe is aware of the demands of the scheduling on the players and explains how they will cope with it.

“We know we will not have much time to train so we know we just have to keep ourselves and keep the shape we are. Playing last weekend, playing today and playing by the weekend.

“So, there is not much space for us to train and we will just have to keep ourselves and keep the shape we are to Ilorin,” said Adedipe