Losing to Rwanda was not the result Nigeria were expecting in their final game of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, despite having already sealed their place in Morocco.

Super Eagles Interim coach, Augustine Eguavoen, has lamented over his team’s poor performance in the defeat to Rwanda on Monday.

Coach of the Rwandan national team, Torsten Spittler, has named the reason why his Amavubi side secured victory in their AFCON qualification fixture against Nigeria.

Rwanda head coach, Thorsten Spittler was proud to see his team beat Nigeria’s Super Eagles away on Monday. The Amavubi recorded one of the shocking results in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers by stunning their more illustrious opponent 2-1 in Uyo.

Nigeria's Super Eagles concluded their Africa Cup of Nations Group D qualifiers with a shocking 2-1 loss to Rwanda.

Nigeria's Super Eagles endured a disappointing 2-1 loss to Rwanda in their final game of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier

Nigeria will want to end their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign unbeaten as they host Rwanda this afternoon. The Super Eagles have already booked their place at AFCON 2025 with time to spare, top spot in Group D wrapped up last week after a draw with Benin.