Nigeria recorded their first win of the 2026 Global Cup qualifying marketing campaign on Friday, because of a brace from striker Victor Osimhen which fasten a 2-0 victory over Rwanda on the Amahoro Stadium in Kigali, Saturday PUNCH stories.
The Galatasaray striker netted two first part objectives to mark his first involvement within the qualifying form and likewise took his nationwide workforce tally to twenty-five objectives, displacing Segun Odegbami to grow to be Nigeria’s 2nd all-time scorer in the back of the overdue Rashidi Yekini.
Nearest giving the workforce an trauma scare when he fell on his palms within the opening slight of the sport, Osimhen grabbed the primary function within the eleventh slight, attending to the tip of a imposing isolated kick from Ademola Lookman and became the ball house with a great contact on the some distance put up for Nigeria’s govern.
He doubled the workforce’s benefit at the stroke of halftime, slotting generation the Rwandan goalkeeper next beating a defender to a move.
Possibilities have been few and some distance between in the second one part of the sport, with Nigeria’s goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali infrequently examined.
It was once additionally schoolmaster Eric Chelle’s first sport in rate and the Franco-Malian schoolmaster started his reign with a win which marked Nigeria’s first over Rwanda on the Amahoro Stadium in twenty years.
With the outcome, Nigeria moved only a spot within the desk, occupying the fourth place with six issues next 5 fits.
The Tremendous Eagles are nonetheless in the back of Rwanda (3rd with seven issues) in addition to the Benin Republic (2nd with 8 issues).
South Africa govern the African qualifying Crew C with 10 issues, because of their 2-0 win over Lesotho on Friday as smartly.
Following their penniless begin to the form, which noticed them draw 3 and lose one of their first 4 video games, Nigeria’s hopes of reviving their hopes of achieving the 2026 Global Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada have been hinged on successful their excess video games within the form.
Nearest the win in opposition to Rwanda, the Tremendous Eagles will go back house for his or her later sport in opposition to Zimbabwe on the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo later Tuesday.
Nigeria’s later opponent, Zimbabwe are base of the crowd with 3 issues.