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Explained: How Rwanda's victory over South Africa can help Super Eagles qualify for 2026 World Cup

Rwanda's 2-0 win against South Africa works in favour of Jose Peseiro's Super Eagles

Rwanda beat South Africa 2-0 in the World Cup qualifiers and the result has renewed Jose Peseiro's hopes of helping the Super Eagles qualify.

Rwanda moved to the top of Group C in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying group with a convincing 2-0 victory at home to South Africa.


First-half goals from Innocent Nshuti and Gilbert Mugisha sealed the massive result on all fronts for the Amavubi who now go top of Group C.

However, it's not just Rwandans who celebrated the result at the Huye Stadium but Nigeria as well because it denied South Africa the opportunity to open up a significant lead.


How Rwanda 2-0 South Africa helps Nigeria
Nigeria started their qualifiers journey with two disappointing draws against Lesotho and Zimbabwe with means the Super Eagles only have two points from a possible six.


South Africa started off with a 2-1 win against Benin to top the group and another win would have extended their lead at the top but Rwanda stopped that from happening.

Rwanda now have four points because they drew their first game against Zimbabwe but they are still top of Group C ahead of South Africa who are the only other team in this group to have won a game.


The other result in the group also worked in Nigeria's favour as Lesotho played out a goalless draw at home to Benin Republic.

This means the Super Eagles are third and just two points off the top of Group C, they have pretty much been taken off the hook by the other teams in the group and their World Cup qualification hopes are very much alive.

https://www.pulsesports.ng/football/story/explained-how-rwandas-victory-over-south-africa-can-help-super-eagles-qualify-for-2026-world-cup-2023112116085187083?utm_medium=social&utm_source=whatsapp&utm_campaign=BettingProf

If we need to depend on the performance of other teams to qualify, then we have no business being at the world cup.

As stated by the person up there, if we can't qualify with ease from that group then we have no business at the world cup.
We can't be facing economic wahala at home and still be stressing ourselves on super eagles matter.

What Rwanda has done simple means

South Africa could not extend their points difference to 4 against Nigeria
Having won the first game. Had they beaten Rwanda they would have gotten 6 points 4 more than Nigeria

And the other group ended up playing drew


So everything is walking for Nigeria's advantage. Only if we can grab it by winning our next game against South Africa and be serious with the remaining games

What a shame. Just after 2 matches, we have started calculations & permutations on our chances of qualifying, and relying on other teams to do us a favor.

Keep calm everyone. Its only the 2nd out of 10 matches to be played.

This what happens when Instagram and Twitter boys are playing for us.. no zeal, no commitment no ion



super eagles lost its glory the day they started fielding players wit dual citizenship

Ok

Nigeria should better allow other countries to go for the world cup ooooo.... This one wey Dem don already dey carry calculator for qualifiers group stage so....
Super Chickens indeed....

Ok

There has never been a smooth qualifying round without making use of the word "IF". eagles always depending on other country national team to do their own job for them. IF, IF, IF kee una there

robosky02:
Explained: How Rwanda's victory over South Africa can help Super Eagles qualify for 2026 World Cup



https://www.pulsesports.ng/football/story/explained-how-rwandas-victory-over-south-africa-can-help-super-eagles-qualify-for-2026-world-cup-2023112116085187083?utm_medium=social&utm_source=whatsapp&utm_campaign=BettingProf

U go REWIND TIRE!
No go Carry Odd oo, a simple Word for you, make u lie down for WARD latera

We are drawing permutations on how to qualify from a group that has Lesotho, Benin, Rwanda and Zimbabwe?

Nigeria as a nation should be ashamed of herself.

Nigeria will not qualify

Southafrica will beat Nigeria home and away.

Southafrica will top the group. Rwanda will finish second.

A team that can't defeat Lesotho at home and Zimbabwe that use Rwanda as their home has no business going to the world cup.

I wanted to blame Uzoho but even if we concede two goals against Lesotho, we should be scoring at least 6 goals against them.

What are they even going there to do? Super Eagles that can not beat Lesotho is talking about world cup

Okay. Permutations and combinations begins. I wish you good luck.

Dey play. What is the assurance that we can win Rwanda. And even if we did, what is the assurance that South Africa will not beat us black and blue? The crux of the matter is that we are not good as a team. We don't play with ion and without a good team, it is impossible to perform to expectation.

GanagiBitrus:
What a shame. Just after 2 matches, we have started calculations & permutations on our chances of qualifying, and relying on other teams to do us a favor.

There's a way you play and lost you'll say ok there's hope

This one you are begging for a drew with Lesotho and Zimbabwe when you've not meet South Africa who will be well motivated to beat you

And the coach and keeper you have is not even inspiring



Meanwhile the big boys Egypt is winning

Cote d ivore won 9-0

And you say we are panickinkig

We don start permutations and combinations again

Sangoamadioha1:
As stated by the person up there, if we can't qualify with ease from that group then we have no business at the world cup.
We can't be facing economic wahala at home and still be stressing ourselves on super eagles matter.

Gbam... Simple n short..

Fascinating

Rwandas and southafricans are placeholders,we will qualify easily and even unbeaten sef....

MARK MY WORDS,IF WE DONT CALL bastardtt

We go still press calculator again

robosky02:
Explained: How Rwanda's victory over South Africa can help Super Eagles qualify for 2026 World Cup



https://www.pulsesports.ng/football/story/explained-how-rwandas-victory-over-south-africa-can-help-super-eagles-qualify-for-2026-world-cup-2023112116085187083?utm_medium=social&utm_source=whatsapp&utm_campaign=BettingProf

Rubbish post.
Just repeating the same thing over and over without any hard fact or breakdown on how the result can help the Eagles.
Don't expect anything less from a blog.
Everyone is now a blogger,even secondary school drop outs.

dominique:
If we need to depend on the performance of other teams to qualify, then we have no business being at the world cup.

No be today now. Na our way since after Korea/Japan 2002

Lol una don start if una no fit qualify without maths that's a guarantee na group stage una go fall off if dem mistakenly qualify....

Super eagles is like PDP. Buhari cabal tried to help yhem will cash scarcity and fuel scarcity but no…..instead they defeated themselves by splitting up.

Them Don start dey calculate