Nigeria vs Rwanda live updates from the Afcon qualifier
Moses Simon again, I think Victor Boniface… ohhhhh just blocked.
45 minutes – Moses Simon dribbles from the corner, good cross into box 18. Kelechiiiiiiiii, oh good moment for the Super Eagles, but Iheanacho’s shot was blocked by the goalkeeper
44 minutes- Bad tackle from Mugisha Gilbert against the Nigerian midfielder
43 minutes– Corner for Rwanda, Osho gave a good tackle to Bizimana Djihad. But the corner did not result in a single goal.
41 minutes – Gabriel Osho has a good defense against the Rwanda team. Moses Simon made an incredible run from the front, but Rwanda’s defenders stood gidigba
Anoda good tackle from the Nigerian defender.
39 minutes – Free kick for Rwanda. straight to the hand of Nigeria goalkeeper Maduka Okoye
36 minutes– Captain Troost-Ekong with good tackle slide.
30 minutes– Victor Boniface still finds a goal for Nigeria and is confident on the ball today as always. We carry the ball with some impressive movements to find the goal, but the Rwandan players do not shake
25 minutes-Rwandan goalkeeper Ntwari Fiacre is active in front of the goal post today as they try to help me qualify for the Afcon competition in 2025. A win for Rwanda gives them great hope of qualifying
20 minutes– The two teams play with confidence to find a goal that we can add to the slide points for the qualifying table
Manzi Thierry has a good dribble in the middle, but the Nigerian midfielder is not happy with that.
14 minutes– Rwanda hopes to find a point, but says Super Eagles won’t agree even though they already don’t qualify
12 minutes– Ruboneka Bosco carries the ball, goes forward to scare Nigeria’s defenders, but they block the ball. The players were relaxed
10 minutes– Corner for Nigeria. Kelechi Iheanacho takes the corner kick, but the goalkeeper knocks the ball out
9 minutes– Dele-Bashiru gets the ball. Ohhhhhhh, Alhassan finds the ball, no counter oooo, but the defender recovers and blocks the pass and gives Boniface.
8 minutes– Onyedika plays with Iheanacho in front as they try to clear space towards the center but Alhassan gives the ball a hard tackle
7 minutes– Rwanda finds 1 point to qualify. Omborenga plays good defense for Rwanda as he blocks every ball that comes his way
Ola Aina didn’t play this game, Ademola Lookman didn’t play this game because they say they are going to the club to play a match for this weekend
5 minutes– Moses Simon carries the ball, more forward to give a nice cross, but the Rwanda defenders block the ball. This ball does not go back to Rwanda players
3 minutes– Nshuti from Rwanda plays good ball in front of box 18 of Nigeria, but the defenders block me from going further to the goal post
2 minutes– Alhassan takes the ball from the center, passes and gives Dele-Bashiru, but the shot is blocked and the fire dye is blocked
Bright Onyemachi takes a free kick for Nigeria.
0 minutes– The match will not start at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium for Uyo
Nigeria will face Rwanda today for the final round of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo.
The last time Super Eagles of Nigeria faced Rwanda, I didn’t see a goal after 90 minutes of extra time play for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.
With 50.9 percent possession, Nigeria fails to beat Rwanda but gets 49.9 percent for the September 2024 Afcon qualifier.
Nigeria: 1. Okoye (GK), 2. Osayi-Samuel, 6. Osho, 13. Onyemaechi, 5. Ekong (C), 20. Onyedika, 10. Dele-Bashiru, 12. Alhassan, 22. Boniface, 14. Iheanacho , 15. Simon
16. Obasogie, 9. Osimhen, 8.Onyeka, 19. Umar, 17. Iwobi, 18. Collins, 4. Ndidi, 11. Chukwueze, 21. Bassey
Rwanda: 1 Ntwari Fiacre (GK), 13 Omborenga Fitina, 3 Imanihimwe Emmanuel, 5 Mutsinzi Ange, 17 Manzi Thierry, 15 Mugisha Bonheur, 4 Bizimana Djihad (C), 7 Ruboneka Bosco, 12 Mugisha Gilbert, 19 Nshuti Innocent, 16 Dushimirimana Olivier
Buhake, Gad, Taiba, Hadji, Jojea
Muhire, Rubanguka, Samuel Niyomugabo, Gilbert, Kavita Niyigena
When and how can you watch the match
This match go will take place on Monday, November 18, 2024
Time: 5:00 PM Nigerian time
Stadium: Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo.
It has never been clear who will perform live, but BBC Pidgin will provide a live text update.
So far, 19 teams have qualified for the 2025 African Cup of Nations for Morocco.
Next year 24 teams will take part in the tournament, with the next round of qualifiers now in November.
Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Senegal, DR Congo, Algeria, Egypt, Angola, Cameroon, Uganda and hosts Morocco are among the countries where we will not book a place in the other competition after important victories on matchday four
48 national teams from across the continent will take part in the qualifying campaign.
Three-time continental champions Nigeria are among the countries that will qualify on Thursday with one match to go.
Victor Osimhen scored for Super Eagles, but came from behind to draw 1-1.
Libya’s 1-0 win for Rwanda earlier in the day saw Nigeria finish in the top two for Group D even as the away match against Benin bin got underway.
As it stands, Benin, Rwanda and Libya all go into the final group matches with a chance to reach the tournament ahead of Morocco.