By David Ngobua On Monday, November 19, 2024 the Super Eagles once again inflicted pain on their teeming supporters when they suffered an embarrassing 1-2 loss to the Amavubi of Rwanda in the final Group D match of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers. Although the match was a dead rubber contest since the former African champions had already qualified for the next edition of the AFCON in Morocco, most Nigerian football fans wanted them to end the qualifiers with a splash. Unfortunately, the NFF and the interim coach of the Super Eagles Austin Eguavoen had different ideas as they instead chose to waste the chance for Nigeria to confirm her supremacy over Rwanda and amass more points ahead of the next FIFA ranking of footballing nations in the world.
Of course, it would have been insensitive for anyone to insist that the number one goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali, who had just lost his father should stay back, excusing the duo of ‘incoming’ African Footballer of the Year, Ademola Lookman, and Nottingham Forests’ star defender, Ola Aina, from the match was an indication that the NFF had decided to belittle the final group tie. Break interferes with Postecoglou’s preparation for City Super Eagles: Another AFCON ticket without ‘calculators’ Lookman was said to have picked up an injury in the match with the Cheetahs of Benin Republic, but it is doubtful if the injury was serious enough to keep him out of the match against Rwanda. Surely, when Atlanta will travel to pl.