Nigeria, Nov. 28 -- Rivers United, Nigeria's lone representative in the 2025-26 CAF Champions League, must rediscover form on Friday when they host Moroccan heavyweights RSB Berkane at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo; a fixture that already carries major group-stage consequences.

The Pride of Rivers began the campaign on the back foot, suffering a 3-0 defeat to defending champions Pyramids FC in Cairo, where Ahmed Atef El Sayed's second-half hat-trick settled the tie and underlined the gulf that can open quickly in continental football.

Berkane, by contrast, arrive with momentum. The three-time CAF Confederation Cup champions started their Champions League group with a convincing 3-0 win over Power Dynamos at the Stade Municipal de Be...