All Officials, Osimhen, Three Other Players In Kigali Ahead Of Rwanda Crucial World Cup Qualifier Game

All Officials, Osimhen, Three Other Players In Kigali Ahead Of Rwanda Crucial World Cup Qualifier Game

By Niyi Busari

All officials of Super Eagles including the Head Coach, Eric Chelle with four players have arrived in Kigali on Monday morning, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

On Monday morning, Four players; Victor Osimhen, Onyemaechi, Kayode Bankole, Papa Daniel are the early birds who have arrived in Kigali.

Super Eagles will trade tackles with Group C leaders, Rwanda on Friday in the matchday 5 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier and being a must-win match for the 2013 African champions, and first match for Éric Chelle, the team prepare for early preparations for team coordination.

Despite being in a tight corner, having garnered paltry three points from four matches, the 2023 African Nations Cup runners up still hope to qualify but need to start reigniting the hopes by beating Rwanda in Kigali on Friday and Zimbabwe four days later in Uyo.

In Group C, Rwanda, South Africa, Benin Republic have garnered seven points apiece while Lesotho are fourth with five points from four games.

Nigeria occupied the fifth position with three points while Zimbabwe are languishing in the bottom of the table with just two points. Nigeria had to win at least five of the remaining six games to stand a chance of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Recall that Nigeria failed to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.