Nigeria beat Rwanda, stay in the hunt for a World Cup spot

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·6 September 2025

Nigeria beat Rwanda, stay in the hunt for a World Cup spot

This Saturday, Nigeria won the head-to-head match against Rwanda 1-0 at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, Nigeria, in the seventh round of the African Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.

The home team's goal came six minutes into the second half, scored by Tolu Arokodare.

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With this result, Nigeria climbed to third place in Group C, with 10 points, one less than Benin, which is in the playoff zone. The leader is South Africa, with 16 points. Rwanda, in turn, dropped to fourth place, with eight.

Nigeria returns to the field on Tuesday, when they visit South Africa at 1 p.m. (Brasília time), for the eighth round of the competition. On the same day, but at 10 a.m., Rwanda faces Zimbabwe away from home.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.