Nigeria, Feb. 25 -- The margin for error is getting slimmer, and Rivers United know it.

The Pride of Rivers return to familiar territory on Wednesday with a clear mandate: deliver a statement performance when they host an in-form Barau FC in a rescheduled Nigeria Premier Football League Matchday 25 fixture.

Fresh from a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Enyimba FC last weekend in Port Harcourt, Rivers United remain firmly in the title conversation; but the stalemate at home also highlighted just how unforgiving the title race has become.

Attention remains in Port Harcourt, where Barau FC will roll into the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium and the stakes are unmistakable.

Speaking ahead of the encounter, Rivers United Technical Manager Finidi Geo...