Rivers United return to action on Wednesday after their stunning 1-0 away success over Warri Wolves on match day 15 of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).<br /><br />A big win over the Tourists in Port Harcourt could see sixth-placed United go top of the NPFL standings (if other results go their way) for the first time this season. <br /><br />It seems more of a possibility rather than wishful thinking as all five sides above United on the NPFL log navigate banana-skin road trips on match day 16.<br /><br />However, claiming the scalp of the visitors will be no easy feat.<br /><br />In head coach, Abdul Maikaba, Wikki Tourists can boast of a purist, a lover of aesthetic football, whose side play the positive way.<br /><br />A well-known FC Barcelona fan, Maikaba has instilled the principle of possession based football in his side.<br /><br />&ldquo;Our coach (Maikaba) is an FC Barcelona fan. He insists that we keep the ball on the ground and pass it from the back.<br /><br />&ldquo;He hates long passes with a passion and wants us to have more possession than our opponents irrespective of where we play,&rdquo; Tourist striker, Godwin Obaje said to Rivers United Media.<br /><br />Maikaba has the individuals blessed with the talents to play a possession-based game.<br /><br />In Emeka Nwabulu, Waziri Christopher, Harrison Madu, Peter Ambrose, Guda Mohammed and striker, Obaje, Maikaba has a solid core of a talented team.<br /><br />Sammy Wejinya,MO Rivers United<br />