Amavubi of Rwanda’s assistant coach, Eric Nshimiyimana has declared emphatically that the squad might be all out to grab all three factors this Saturday once they face Nigeria in a probably decisive 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier.
Though the match will happen at Godswill Akpabio Worldwide Stadium in Uyo, which has been Nigeria’s house venue for current worldwide video games, Nshimiyimana recounted how his facet shocked the Tremendous Eagles on the identical area final 12 months, and believes they will do it as soon as once more.
The assistant gaffer acknowledged boldly, “The final time we performed in opposition to Nigeria at this venue, we beat them, and I hope we are going to do it once more. I can not let you know how we’re going to play, however we are going to make use of the prospect to get an excellent end result.”
Sports247 recollects that the sport cited by Nshimiyimana was an Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2025) qualifier, which Rwanda received 2-1 on 18th November 2024 at The Nest Of Champions, nevertheless it got here after the Tremendous Eagles had already certified for the competitors with a match to spare.
Nonetheless, Nigeria promptly atoned for that defeat within the rapid previous sport between each international locations, because the Tremendous Eagles beat Amavubi 2-0 at their house floor in Kigali on twenty first March this 12 months, throughout the first leg of this upcoming reverse fixture within the Akwa Ibom State capital.
Regardless of reminiscences of that defeat at house nonetheless recent in thoughts, Nshimiyimana, whose nation additionally earlier settled for a 0-0 draw with the Nigerians in Kigali throughout the first leg of their AFCON qualifier on tenth September 2024, bravely declared that they aren’t afraid of the Tremendous Eagles.
“We can not maintain any jitters for Nigeria. We all know they’ve good gamers. We all know that, but in addition will we. We’ve an opportunity to indicate what we now have, and we’ll attempt to get the three factors,” Nshimiyimana emphasised.
