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2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers: Super Eagles play down state of Huye Stadium pitch

Posted : 19 November 2023
Still stung by their loss of two points to Lesotho on home soil on Day 1 of their 10-match qualification series for the 2026 FIFA World Cup ticket, the Super Eagles took to the pitch at Huye Stadium, Butare on Saturday evening for the official training and refused to be bothered about the state of the artificial turf, which is close to threadbare.

The venue will host Sunday’s Day 2 encounter between the Eagles and the Warriors of Zimbabwe, where another three precious points are at stake for the Eagles to get their campaign back on track.

Captain Kenneth Omeruo, in his assessment after Saturday’s training session at the venue, which is 135 kilometers away from the Rwandan capital, Kigali, said the team would look beyond the state of the pitch to the three points at stake.

“We are on a redemption mission; serious business is what we have come for. The pitch is poor, but we can’t be bothered right now. We want to get into action and pick up three points.”

South Africa’s 2-1 defeat of Benin Republic’s Cheetahs on Saturday means the Bafana Bafana are temporarily on top of Group C before Sunday’s encounter, which is the first Day 2 match in the pool.

The Eagles’ delegation flew into Kigali on Saturday morning and then traveled two hours by road to Butare, where they are camped at the Hotel Mater Boni Consilii.

On arrival, the warm hosts handed the Nigeria team flowers, with wishes of good luck in Sunday’s encounter against the Warriors.

Sunday’s match will start at 3 p.m Rwanda time (2 pm Nigeria time) and will be superintended by Djiboutian official Souleiman Ahmed Djama, with his compatriots Liban Abdoulrazack Ahmed (assistant referee 1), Rachid Waiss Bouraleh (assistant referee 2), and Mohamed Diraneh Guedi (fourth official) also in action.

Yohannes Ghirmai Ghebregziabher from Eritrea will serve as referee assessor, and Raphael Lyson Humba from Malawi is the match commissioner.

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