Julius Okorie
The Super Eagles were held to a goalless draw by their Rwandan counterparts in the AFCON 2025 qualifier, which ended few minutes ago at the Amahoro Stadium in Kigali, Rwanda.
The very cautious encounter saw both sides, bag two yellow cards each with Nigeria’s yellow cards going to Simon Chukwueze in the 26th minute and Ola Aina in the three minutes of added time of the first half. Rwandan duo of Jean Niyomugabo and Djihad Bizimana were equally yellow card recipients in the encounter.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelAlthough the Eagles dominated proceedings in both first and second halves of the game, there were no goals to show for their efforts. Rwandan goalkeeper, Fiacre Ntwari stood like the rock of Gibraltar making as many as nine saves as Eagles fired from all angles with intent to run away with three points to no avail.
The only goal the 24-year-old Kaizer Chiefs of South Africa conceded was a beautiful attempt by Lookman in the 21st minute, which the referee canceled due to an offside offense.
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Brace scorer against Benin Republic, Ademola Lookman, was in action for 90 minutes, while Victor Osimhen saw second half action after coming in as substitute for Victor Boniface.
Nigeria however still lead group D with four points accumulated in two matches followed by Rwanda with two points, while Libya and Benin are third and fourth respectively. The table may however change when Libya and Benin Republic finish their game at 8pm tonight in Abidjan.
In some of the games already concluded today, South Africa defeated South Sudan 3-2, Mozambique beat visiting Guinea Bissau 2-1, while Mali beat Eswatini 1-0 at the Mbombela Stadium (Nelspruit).
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.
