Nigeria, Feb. 14 -- For Rivers United, the curtain call of the group stage in the CAF Champions League comes with pride, pressure lifted, but eyes firmly fixed on the drama that will unfold across the continent this weekend.

Matchday 6 brings the 2025/26 group phase to a gripping conclusion, with only three of the eight quarter-final tickets already confirmed and five still up for grabs. While Rivers United are mathematically out, their final fixture carries real consequence; not just for Group A, but for the wider Champions League picture.

Group A has already crowned Pyramids FC as winners, with the Egyptian champions sitting comfortably on 13 points ahead of their home clash against Power Dynamos.

The real tension, however, surrounds...