Rivers United Technical Manager, Stanley Eguma is brimming with confidence ahead of Sunday&rsquo;s Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) opener against champions, Enyimba. <br /><br />Eguma reckons the seven-time champions will pose a real threat at the Yakubu Gowon (formerly Liberation) Stadium but insists his charges will not roll over for the People&rsquo;s Elephant. <br /><br />&ldquo;We are ready for the game.<br /><br />&ldquo;It is the first game of the league and as you know, last year was a very difficult one for us but by the grace of God, we were able to survive (escape the drop). <br /><br />&ldquo;Today we are playing as a new team. We have recruited some players that can take the team far. <br /><br />&ldquo;I have also drummed the winning mentality into the players and we hope they will live up to expectations,&rdquo; the trainer said. <br /><br />United have spent the last three-weeks in Omoku (for &ldquo;intensive camping&rdquo;), outskirts of Port Harcourt and Eguma believes the hard work put in by the side in by the squad will reap rich dividends. <br /><br />&ldquo;We have been on pre-season training for the past two weeks and we have knocked the team into shape. <br /><br />&ldquo;It has been difficult; a lot of our old players left and we have been trying to build a new team. <br /><br />&ldquo;We are optimistic though that this team will go places. <br /><br />&ldquo;Come Sunday, we are going to give a very good account of ourselves. All we ask for is the support of our fans. <br /><br />&ldquo;They should turn out in their numbers to see the new-look Rivers United. We promise to give them something to smile about,&rdquo; he said. <br /><br />Eguma finished off by offering words of adulation for the People&rsquo;s Elephant while insisting that his charges will approach the game without fear.<br /><br />&ldquo;Enyimba is a big team. There are no two ways about it.(They parade) some of the best (footballers) in the country.<br />&nbsp;<br />&ldquo;We will neither underrate nor fear them. They have had good times in recent times. <br /><br />&ldquo;They are in the continent and have a lot going for them. On paper, they are favourites (to get the win over us). <br /><br />&ldquo;We know they are going to give us a good fight but we will do our best to give our fans something to cheer about on Sunday,&rdquo; he said. <br /><br />Sunday&rsquo;s game at the Yakubu Gown Stadium represents the first competitive fixture for the newly-formed Rivers United.