Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman shined on Friday night as they each ensured Nigeria secured a 2-0 victory over Rwanda in Kigali.
For Tremendous Eagles coach, Eric Chelle, he made a vivid begin with the staff as he led them to their first victory within the 2026 World Cup qualifying collection.
Chelle, who was appointed coach of the nationwide staff in January, was enjoying a aggressive match with Nigeria for the primary time.
After an early contest between either side, Lookman despatched a high quality cross from a freekick to search out Osimhen on the far finish, and the Galatasaray striker slotted in on 11 minutes.
The Eagles continued to press for extra objectives and obtained profitable once more simply earlier than the halftime whistle, when Osimhen chipped in over the keeper after a high quality run.
Nigeria’s hopes of securing a World Cup spot has simply been renewed with the vitory. Previous to the Kigali encounter, Nigeria had drawn three video games and misplaced one of their 4 outings to this point within the collection.
