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Osimhen strikes twice to give Nigeria World Cup boost
March 23, 2025
|Sunday Tribune
FORMER African Footballer of the Year Victor Osimhen scored both goals as Nigeria beat Rwanda 2-0 in Kigali on Friday to win for the first time in 2026 World Cup qualifying.
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The 26-year-old forward, on loan from Napoli to Galatasaray, struck after 11 minutes and three minutes into added time at the end of the first half.
Reigning African Footballer of the Year Ademola Lookman set up the first goal with a free-kick to the far post, where unmarked Osimhen fired past goalkeeper Fiacre Ntwari.
As half-time loomed, Osimhen raced forward from just inside the Rwandan half, then deftly chipped the ball over Ntwari and into the net.
They were the first goals scored by Osimhen in this World Cup campaign, and his brace came as a huge relief to new Ivory Coast-born coach Eric Chelle. The former Mali boss is the third coach to lead the Super Eagles in five World Cup qualifiers after Portuguese Jose Peseiro and Nigerian Finidi George. Peseiro quit after Nigeria finished runners-up to hosts Ivory Coast in the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations. Earlier, he had overseen World Cup draws with Lesotho and Zimbabwe.
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