According to Rivers United coach Finidi George, the team is prepared to play in the CAF Champions League against reigning champions Pyramids FC, RS Berkane, and Power Dynamos. On Monday, the NPFL team was placed in Group B of the 2025–26 CAF Champions League group stage, along with Pyramids FC, RS Berkane, and Power Dynamos. Nigeria is only represented by Rivers United in the CAF inter-club competitions this season. SPONSOR ADFINIDI welcomed the draw and conveyed confidence in his team’s preparedness. He stated, It’s a challenging group with a solid draw. At some point, though, you must give it your all if you wish to participate in that event. When the time comes, we’ll get ready.We’ll only focus on our league games for the time being. We’ll make an effort to psychologically prepare the boys for what is ahead as that date approaches. Making it to the group stage gives the players even more drive, according to the former Super Eagles boss. It gives the players more motivation. The players will have a lot of hopes and confidence as a result of having this platform on this major stage. All of them are excited to use this stage to present their talents. Thus, the moment has arrived.All we can hope is that they are psychologically ready for it. Physically, I don’t think we’ll have any problems, but mentally, I think this is a significant stage. We are not under any pressure. We will simply let the boys to play defense. “I believe we will have our moment in 90 minutes if we play good defense in a game like that,” he remarked. After eliminating JSK of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the preliminary round, Rivers United defeated Mozambique’s Black Bulls 3–2 overall in the second qualifying round to guarantee their place in the group stage.Since Lobi Stars in the 2018–19 season, they became the first Nigerian team to go to the CAF Champions League group stage. The team has had a strong start to the 2025–2026 NPFL season under Finidi George. Rivers United will next play Bendel Insurance in the NPFL on Thursday.
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