World Cup Qualification · Saturday 6 September 2025 · Uyo, Nigeria
RwandaNigeria 1–0 Rwanda (6 Sep 2025): Result & Goals
Goals
- 51'
Tolu ArokodareNigeria
Pre-match prediction
76%17%7%
Nigeria winDrawRwanda win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 8 between Nigeria and Rwanda.
- Head-to-head before this game: Nigeria 3 wins, Rwanda 1, 3 draws.
- Previous meeting: Rwanda 0–2 Nigeria on 21 March 2025 (World Cup Qualification).
- Nigeria won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 8 goals.
- Rwanda won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 3 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Nigeria 1640, Rwanda 1378 — Nigeria were favourites.
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 1–1 vs Russia6 Jun 2025 · International Friendly
- 2–2 vs Jamaica31 May 2025 · Unity Cup
- 2–1 vs Ghana28 May 2025 · Unity Cup
- 1–1 vs Zimbabwe25 Mar 2025 · World Cup Qualification
- 2–0 vs Rwanda21 Mar 2025 · World Cup Qualification
Rwanda: last 5 matches
- 0–2 vs Algeria9 Jun 2025 · International Friendly
- 0–2 vs Algeria5 Jun 2025 · International Friendly
- 1–1 vs Lesotho25 Mar 2025 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–2 vs Nigeria21 Mar 2025 · World Cup Qualification
- 2–1 vs Nigeria18 Nov 2024 · AFCON Qualification
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Rwanda0–2Nigeria21 Mar 2025 · World Cup Qualification
- Nigeria1–2Rwanda18 Nov 2024 · AFCON Qualification
- Rwanda0–0Nigeria10 Sep 2024 · AFCON Qualification
- Nigeria2–0Rwanda16 Jun 2012 · AFCON Qualification
- Rwanda0–0Nigeria29 Feb 2012 · AFCON Qualification
- Rwanda1–1Nigeria5 Jun 2005 · World Cup Qualification