The Huye Stadium in Butare was buzzing on Tuesday as home side Rwanda sealed a 2-0 win over South Africa to go atop Group C of the 2026 FIFA World Cup African qualifiers. Two first-half goals from Innocent Nshuti and Gilbert Mugisha helped the Wasps to their first group win following a goalless draw in the opening game against the Warriors of Zimbabwe. South Africa came...
Super Eagles defender and stand-in captain Kenneth Omeruo made a rallying call to his teammates ahead of their matchday 2 action against Zimbabwe in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Nigeria played out a disappointing 1-1 draw by Lesotho in their group opener in Uyo on Thursday, thanks to Semi Ajayi's header cancelling out Motlomelo Mkhwanazi's opener for the away team. However, Omeruo told reporters that...
Ahead of Nigeria’s match against Zimbabwe in Group C of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Djibouti official Souleiman Ahmed Djama has been appointed as the referee in charge of the game. Djama will be assisted by three of his compatriots: Liban Abdoulrazack Ahmed, who will be in the position of assistant referee 1, Rachid Waiss Bouraleh (assistant referee 2), and Mohamed Diraneh Guedi as the...
The Super Eagles of Nigeria are expected to touch down Rwanda in the early hours of Saturday ahead of their clash against Zimbabwe in matchday two of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The delegation of players, coaches, and staff will depart the shores of the country by midnight today (Friday) from the Victor Attah International Airport in Uyo through a chartered airplane and are expected...
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