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Namibia: Nigeria scrape past Rwanda to keep World Cup hopes alive – Sport

Namibia: Nigeria scrape past Rwanda to keep World Cup hopes alive – Sport

Africa Links 24 with AFP
Published on 2025-09-06 19:25:53

Nigeria scraped past Rwanda 1-0 to stay in contention for qualification to the 2026 World Cup on Saturday.

It was the first home win by Nigeria in the qualifying series and it moved them up to third in Group C with 10 points from seven matches.

They next play group leaders South Africa, who have 16 points from seven matches, on Tuesday.

Premier League side Wolves’ new signing Tolu Arokodare was the match winner in the 51st minute, when the second half substitute scrambled home a…

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