Rwanda's camp hit with bad news as two players withdrew after mother's death

• Nigeria and Rwanda are acceptable to clash connected lucifer time 5 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier
• The Super Eagles person an astir afloat location astatine their grooming campy successful Kigali caput of the important game
• The Amavubi person been deed by 2 withdrawals implicit a household incidental earlier the lucifer connected Friday

Nigeria's hostile for Friday's 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier, Rwanda, person been deed with unspeakable quality up of the lucifer astatine the Amahoro National Stadium successful Kigali.

Nigeria look 2 must-win games successful the World Cup qualifier against Rwanda distant and Zimbabwe astatine location successful a bid to resuscitate their qualifying campaign.

Omborenga Fitina has withdrawn from Rwanda's campy aft losing his mother. Photo by Daniel Beloumo Olomo.
Source: AFP

New caput manager Eric Chelle volition negociate his archetypal games successful complaint of the squad aft helium was appointed successful January, with the large work of turning the fortunes successful the qualifiers.

Chelle volition manager his archetypal lucifer against Rwanda connected Friday and is already successful campy with the players arsenic they statesman moving towards the lucifer which volition marque oregon mar the team's chances.

The Eagles besides faced Rwanda during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers and the East Africans picked 4 points disconnected Nigeria, a 0-0 gully successful Kigali and a 2-1 triumph successful Uyo.

Rwanda campy deed with atrocious news

The Wasps’ mentation towards facing Nigeria connected Friday has suffered a large stroke aft 2 players near the campy to be to a household bereavement and their presumption are uncertain.

According to FERWAFA, players Omborenga Fitina and Nshimiyimana Yunusu mislaid their parent connected Monday evening successful unspeakable quality for the Rwandan camp.

“Members of the National Team and Football fans, successful general, articulation the household of Omborenga Fitina and Nshimiyimana Yunusu who mislaid their parent connected the evening of 17/03/2025. May the parent remainder successful Peace,” the federation’s connection reads.

This afternoon, FERWAFA published a video of the players consoling the 2 defenders earlier they exited the campy and it remains to beryllium seen if they volition instrumentality earlier the lucifer connected Friday.

Omborenga plays for Rayon Sports, portion his member Nshimiyimana plays for APR FC, with the erstwhile among the squad they bushed Nigeria 2-1 successful Uyo successful November.

Rwandan players earlier their 2-1 triumph implicit Nigeria successful the AFCON 2025 qualifier. Photo from @FERWAFA.
Source: Twitter

Rwanda are apical of CAF's qualifying bid Group C with 7 points tied with South Africa and Benin Republic aft 4 matches.

The squad was antecedently managed by German tactician Franck Spittler, but helium near aft the squad failed to suffice for AFCON 2025 and his expired declaration was not renewed.

The federation hired Algerian tactician Adel Amrouche to instrumentality implicit up of the games against Nigeria and Lesotho, some happening astatine the Amahoro Stadium successful Kigali.

Adel Amrouche sends connection to Nigeria

Legit.ng reported that Amrouche issued a informing to Nigeria and different Group C teams aft helium was named Rwanda's nationalist team’s caller caput coach.

The Algerian manager replaced Frank Spittler whose declaration was not renewed aft the Wasps missed retired connected qualifying for AFCON 2025 connected extremity difference.

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Source: Legit.ng