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Super Eagles of Nigeria head coach Eric Chelle has praised his players after they defeated Rwanda 2-0 to boost their World Cup 2026 qualification hopes.
Nigeria defeated Rwanda 2-0 in Kigali to revive their hopes of qualifying for the FIFA 2026 World Cup, thanks to a well-taken brace from star forward Victor Osimhen.
The Napoli man, on loan at Galatasaray, carried on his outrageous scoring form for the Turkish giants to the national team, scoring an impressive first-half brace to put Chelle's men in control.
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19:31 - 21.03.2025
Rwanda vs Nigeria player rating: Osimhen and Lookman combine to silence the Amavubi and rekindle World Cup hopes
The Super Eagles of Nigeria secured an important victory over Rwanda as they boosted their World Cup chances.
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17:52 - 21.03.2025
Rwanda 0 vs 2 Nigeria As it happened: Victor Osimhen's double gets Eric Chelle's era underway
The Super Eagles of Nigeria defeated the Wasps of Rwanda courtesy of a brace from Victor Osimhen.
The Super Eagles secured their first win of the qualifying campaign to move up to 4th in the standings with six points.
Speaking after the game, Chelle was full of praise for his players, while admitting some things could be improved upon.
“It was a difficult game, Rwanda has a great team. I am proud of my players' performance.
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"We work a lot within a few days. We had just two full training sessions. We kept the ball in the second half, good performance from my guys (players),” he said at the post-match conference.
“It is my joy to set up the system, we tried two different systems in the team. We need to improve, it is the first game and we are going back to work for the second game."
Chelle set his side up in an ultra-attacking 4-4-2 formation to start the game and showed his tactical flexibility as the game went on.
Nigerians will be quietly optimistic of a repeat performance against Zimbabwe.
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