Nigeria, Nov. 28 -- Rivers United and RS Berkane are set to meet in Uyo on Friday in what is shaping into one of the most delicate tactical battles of the CAF Champions League group stage.

Both sides arrive at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium with sharply contrasting fortunes-and equally sharp warnings for each other.

For Rivers United, still smarting from last weekend's 3-0 defeat to Pyramids FC in Cairo, the match represents an early-season crossroads.

For RS Berkane, fresh off a confident 3-0 win over Power Dynamos, it is a chance to seize full control of the group.

But as both managers made clear on Thursday, pressure-its weight, its consequences, its unpredictability-will define the evening.

Rivers United head coach Fi...