Julius OkorieFresh from their 3-0 defeat of Cheetahs of Benin Republic on Saturday, Super Eagles landed in Kigali in the early hours of Monday ahead of their Tuesday clash with Amavubi of Rwanda.
The Eagles who headed straight to their Hotel from the airport are expected to train at the ever popular Amahoro Stadium venue of Tuesday’s encounter.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelNigerians currently battling with economic and social challenges including sky-rocketing prices of commodities temporarily put that aside to smile once more after Super Eagles humbled former Eagles Coach now coach of Benin Republic Gernot Rohr and his team 3-0 in Uyo.
Rohr and his Cheetahs had hit Uyo, still basking in the euphoria of their 2-1 defeat of Super Eagles in the World Cup qualifiers last in June and were dreaming of consolidating and retaining the bragging right. But they had another thing coming as it turned out to be a party day for Eagles.
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A brace from Ballon d Or nominee Ademola Lookman who has established himself as a must play in the team and a third goal from Galatasarray new signing Victor Osimhen put noisy Cheetahs in their place.
The odds favour Eagles in the clash against Amavubi whose supporters are a delight to watch and always as vibrant as the Nigeria football Supporters club.
They are known for maintaining the tempo of maximum support for Amavubi from start to finish. With the usual chant of ‘Amavubi o ye” you will be rest assured that the Eagles will have a 12th player to deal with on Tuesday.
Nigeria and Rwanda have met five times, with the Super Eagles picking up two wins, while three games ended in stalemates.
Amavubi Scored Against Eagles 19 Years Ago
Interestingly, Rwanda have only managed to score once against the Super Eagles way back in 2005 in the World Cup qualifiers leading to the 2006 World Cup hosted by Germany.
On that occasion, Rwanda’s Jimmy Gatete, shot the homers into the lead at the Amahoro Stadium in the 53rd minute to the delight of home fans, but the jubilation was short lived as Obafemi Martins, known for his somersaulting celebration, responded in the 78th minute to put the game at par.
The remaining minutes of the game became a ding-dong affair that produced no goal.
Fast forward 19 years later, Austin Eguavoen led Eagles will be looking forward to increase their winning tally.
Julius Okorie is Chief Sports and Entertainment Correspondent for Prime Business Africa. He began his journalism career with the Champion Newspaper and Sporting Champion and later moved on to Daily Independent and the Nation Newspapers. Okorie joined Prime Business Africa in 2024 bringing on board 20 years of experience in writing investigative news on Sports and Entertainment. His well researched and highly informative articles on Sports Business and general entertainment are followed by a wide range of audience.
