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Rivers United set to shape Group A fate in Champions League finale

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Rivers United set to shape Group A fate in Champions League finale
**The African Showdown: Nigerian Champions Rivers United to Shake Group A** As the curtain falls on the group stage of the CAF Champions League, Rivers United is set to take center stage in Matchday 6. Although mathematically eliminated, their final fixture against RS Berkane in Morocco still holds significant implications for the wider Champions League picture. **The Battle for Second Place in Group A** Pyramids FC, the Egyptian champions, have already secured the top spot in Group A with 13 points. The real drama, however, lies in the battle for second place between RS Berkane and Power Dynamos, who are locked level on seven points. A positive result for Rivers United could dramatically change the qualification race, throwing the group wide open and giving Power Dynamos a lifeline heading into their clash with Pyramids. **African Giants Eye Quarter-Final Spots** Across the continent, three clubs - Pyramids FC, record winners Al Ahly, and Mali's history-makers Stade Malien - have already secured their places in the last eight. The remaining five spots will be decided in the final round of fixtures, which promises to be an electrifying spectacle. **Group B: The Fight for Second Place Intensifies** In Group B, Al Ahly have already secured progression with nine points, but the fight for second place remains alive. AS FAR sits on eight points, while Young Africans trail on five. Al Ahly will host AS FAR in Cairo in a match that could decide the group winner. **Group C: A Delicately Balanced Group** Group C remains the most delicately balanced of all. Al-Hilal Omdurman lead with eight points, followed by MC Alger on seven, Mamelodi Sundowns on six, and St Éloi Lupopo on five. All four teams still have a path to the quarter-finals, with Hilal hosting Lupopo and Sundowns and MC Alger meeting in a winner-takes-all showdown in South Africa. **Group D: One Final Duel** Stade Malien have wrapped up top spot with 11 points, leaving one qualification place to be settled in a direct shootout. Esperance Tunis and Atlético Petroleos, both on six points, meet in Tunis with everything on the line. **Matchday 6 Fixtures** This weekend promises to be an exciting conclusion to the group stage of the CAF Champions League. With several teams still in the running for quarter-final spots, the
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