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Morocco 2025: We are in Kigali for serious business – Eguavoen

"We have the right mentality now, and the mood in camp is excellent. Everyone in camp is eager for us to pick up the three points in Rwanda and stay firmly on top of the qualifying table. We are here for business, and I am happy that everyone is on the same page"

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Coach Augustine Eguavoen says his squad is in Kigali for serious business, as they countenance Tuesday’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Rwanda’s Amavubi at the Amahoro Stadium in Kigali.

Persecondnews reports that the Nigerian delegation to Tuesday’s match, which departed the Victor Attah International Airport, Uyo, Akwa Ibom capital, at 12.48pm on Sunday aboard a ValueJet Airline’s Regional Jet 900, landed at the Kigali International Airport at 5.20pm Rwanda time. Rwanda is one hour ahead of Nigeria.

Eguavoen said: “We have the right mentality now, and the mood in camp is excellent. Everyone in camp is eager for us to pick up the three points in Rwanda and stay firmly on top of the qualifying table. We are here for business, and I am happy that everyone is on the same page.

“I am also happy that we have arrived here in good time, and the players can rest well while we look forward to the official training on Monday afternoon.”

The delegation for the Rwanda encounter was led by the President of NFF, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, and also had NFF 1st Vice President Felix Anyansi-Agwu, a couple of Executive Committee Members, General Secretary Mohammed Sanusi, a couple of NFF Staff, a few stakeholders, and a few media representatives.

Team captain William Ekong said: “There is nothing much to say other than that we are here for a purpose. Our target is the three points, and we have spoken among ourselves on the imperative of going hard for it from the first blast of the referee’s whistle.

“It is going to be a tough game because Rwanda have a good team and got a point from their first match. We must not relent throughout the 90 minutes.”

In their own matchday 1 encounter, the Amavubi forced Libya’s Mediterranean Knights to a 1-1 draw in Tripoli.

Tuesday’s match will kick off at 3 p.m. Rwanda time (2 p.m. Nigeria time).

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