Super Eagles land in Kigali, promise victory over Rwanda

‘It’s a new era’

The Super Eagles delegation to tomorrow’s Morocco 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Rwanda arrived in Kigali, yesterday, boasting of victory over the Amavubi’s to end this window of the AFCON qualifiers on a 100 per cent note.

The team of 23 players, five members of the technical crew, a few board members and journalists left Uyo about 1.00 p.m. for the three-hour flight to Kigali aboard a Valuejet flight.

The Super Eagles, who lead Group D on three points after defeating Benin Republic 3-0 in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Saturday, will meet the Amavubis of Rwanda in Kigali tomorrow in their second game of Group D.

Libya, which was held to a 1-1 draw by Rwanda in their adopted Abidjan, Cote d’Ivore home, will meet Benin Republic in the group’s other game at the same venue, which also hosts the Cheetahs games.

Speaking after leading the Eagles to a 3-0 defeat of Benin Republic, Interim Coach, Augustine Eguavoen said his team is ready for the battle in Kigali, boasting that the Eagles can beat any team with the quality of players in the team.He said: “We have quality players to beat any team, but we respect every team anyway. Any coach can come in and do the same job with the Super Eagles.

“It is a mindset, we have the potential and how you perceive your opponent, given the information about them and then go out and do the job,” the coach explained.

He attributed the victory over West African neighbour to the formation his crew adopted, adding that any formation could be used to ensure that the team was successful.

“We can decide to use any system. It is something we discussed and I slept over it. I know that with the calibre of players that we have, we can decide to play any formation. Football is