‘They came strong’ - Rwanda captain swallows pride after claiming they are not scared of Super Eagles

Before the game, Mutsinzi made a statement in an interview that they were not scared of the Super Eagles attack.

He claimed that the Rwandan defence is capable of holding down its own against the likes of Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman.

However, they fell to a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Nigeria in Kigali, with Osimhen scoring a brace in the game.

Mutsinzi, the Rwandan defender who played the full match, said that Nigeria's hunger for the win led to their victory.

In an interview shared by Oluwashina Okeleji on X, he said, “I think they came strong, and they wanted to win. They deserve it, but they have a good team and good strikers. 

“We have quality also, but we won the last game, and they won this game, who knows the next game.”

The Super Eagles had only secured three points from their first four matches in Group C, losing to Benin and drawing against Lesotho, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. 

As a result, they entered their 2026 World Cup Qualifier against Rwanda needing a victory to get their campaign back on track.

Following the win against Rwanda, the team currently sits in fourth place and have six points in Group C.

Nigeria could move further up to second place in Group C of the World Cup Qualifiers with a win against Zimbabwe on Tuesday.