2026 World Cup: Rwanda can beat Nigeria, boasts ex-star Mugiraneza

By Saheed Afolabi

Former Rwanda international Jean-Baptiste Mugiraneza has boasted that his countrymen can defeat Nigeria when they clash in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Rwanda stunned South Africa to defeat them 2-0 and moved top of group C of the qualifying series.

Mugiraneza was glad with the win against South Africa as they have longed for it.

He advised the Amavubi to keep working hard and never relent in their pursuit.

“It is something to rejoice as Rwandans because it has been so long without winning at home with better performance,” Mugiraneza was quoted by All Africa.

“All I can tell the boys is to keep working hard because anything can happen if they keep working hard for the next matches.

“We saw Amavubi which is different from the past, I saw different football. They attacked, they are united and they worked hard but they are not that far yet, they have to prepare their mind since they showed that they can beat every team in this group.”

The Super Eagles dropped four points in their first two matches against Lesotho and Zimbabwe to seat third on group C with two points behind South Africa and table toppers Rwanda.