The Nigerian premier league resumed for match day 33 fixtures with the Plateau team traveling all the way to Port Harcourt to take on Rivers United FC at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium on Sunday 28th August, 2016.
The match kicked off as it was a kin contest until the 29th minute when Rivers Fc were awarded a panelty after a Plateau player was adjudged to have handled the ball in the panelty area, it was converted by Ovoko for Rivers Fc. Towards the dying moments of the game, at the 85th minute Daniel Nosike Doubled the lead and the game ended at full time with the score at 2-0 in favour of Rivers united Fc, meaning Plateau United Fc loses the 3 vital points of the game and will affect their position on the table.