Rivers United FC head coach, Stanley eguma has vowed to his boys will work hard to defeat Tunisian outfit Club Africain In Uyo on matchday three of the 2023/24 CAF Confederation Cup group stage.
The visitors have the advantage in group C after winning their opening two matches while Rivers United FC occupy third place following the 2-1 loss vs Dreams FC in Ghana on matchday two.
Speaking ahead of the games vs Club Africain on Sunday, December 10, 2023 at the Godswill Akpabio International stadium, Uyo, Eguma said his boys were hitching to make sure they win their 3rd game.
” The game against Club Africain is a big match considering the pedigree of both teams.
“We are prepared because they are a good team, having won their first two games but we are hitching to make sure we win our 3rd game.
” Having lost the second game, we have to work hard to win the 3rd game and I believe we are going to get a good result”, Eguma said at the pre-match conference.
Only top two teams from the group after the round robin games will qualify for the quarter-final of the 2023/24 CAF Confederation Cup.
Club Africain who arrived Uyo on Friday, for the match defeated Rivers United 5-1 on aggregate in the CAF Confederation cup in 2017.
The Tunisians beat United 0-2 at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium in Port Harcourt before a 3-1 win in the second leg fixture months later.
Rivers United FC must now write a new history else their chances of progressing from group C will be greatly affected.