Two of Super Eagles of Nigeria’s group C opponent in the 2026 World Cup qualifier, Zimbabwe and Rwanda on Wednesday drew goalless in Kigali.
Nigeria are in Group C of the World Cup qualifiers alongside Rwanda, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Lesotho, and the Benin Republic.
Super Eagles will begin their campaign against Lesotho on Thursday, (today) at the Godswill Akpabio stadium in Uyo.
The Super Eagles will be favourites not only to get the better of the Crocodiles but also to pick the ticket to the Mundial ahead of South Africa, the Benin Republic, Rwanda, and Lesotho.
Nigeria has dominated the matches between these two countries, having won all four games with Lesotho, scoring ten goals and allowing two, while holding three clean sheets.
Victor Osimhen, Oghenekaro Etebo, and Paul Onuachu scored goals in Nigeria’s decisive 3-0 victory in their final match of the 2021 AFCON qualifiers in the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos.
Nigeria has scored three goals or more in each of the last two encounters between the two teams, and Nigerians won’t be expecting any less this time around against a team ranked 153rd in the world and are one of a few nations that have never qualified for the AFCON.