A key midfielder in Rwanda’s nationwide staff, Djihad Bizimana has vowed that he and his teammates will give 150% effort on Saturday, in an effort to lastly sink Nigeria’s slim hope of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Sports247 gathered that the Al-Ahli of Libya battler, who beforehand performed for APR of Rwanda, Deinze and SK Beveren of Belgium, in addition to Kryvbas of Ukraine, is psyching his colleagues to tug off a shock victory at Godswill Akpabio Worldwide Stadium in Uyo.
Bizimana admitted that Nigeria has large identify gamers, and recalled that the Tremendous Eagles defeated his facet 2-0 in the course of the first leg in Kigali, however harassed that every one efforts they may put up on the pitch ought to decide who wins.
The 28-year-old defensive midfielder added that the Rwandan staff’s choice to reach in Uyo on Tuesday was a well-calculated technique to make Amavubi’s gamers really feel at dwelling heading into Saturday’s sport; including that they won’t concern something in the course of the upcoming encounter at The Nest of Champions.
He disclosed, “There’s nothing to fret about. We’re all right here, and we got here to Nigeria forward of time. We don’t take into consideration names and we, as gamers, are actually centered on what we’re doing within the coaching periods.”
He concluded with a view that Amavubi are conscious of the desperation with which the Eagles will enter Saturday’s sport, therefore his declaration that they’re in Uyo to play as spoilers to Nigeria’s USA/Canada/Mexico 2026 ambition.
“There’s nothing to fret about. We’ll go and attempt to give 100% and even 150% effort, as a result of we all know they’re a superb staff. They actually need to win this sport to return again to their rhythm, however we additionally need to present that we’re prepared,” concluded Bizimana.
Sports247 provides that Rwanda head into Saturday’s sport third on the group desk, only a level forward of Nigeria, whose fourth place on the log has been thought-about very precarious forward of the final two pairs of video games within the qualifiers.
The Eagles will subsequent play away to group leaders South Africa on Tuesday, figuring out absolutely that it may jolly properly be a large decider ought to each groups win this weekend’s fixtures.
South Africa, who stand to lose three of their 13 factors within the boardroom for utilizing an inelligible participant, seem with a bonus, as they play Friday’s ‘away’ fixture versus Lesotho on their dwelling soil in Bloemfontein, the place they can even host Nigeria on Tuesday.
