Rwanda coach: We hope to make the best out of our home advantage against Nigeria

Amavubi head coach Frank Torsten Spittler says they will take advantage of playing at home when Nigeria’s Super Eagles visit Kigali for their matchday 2 game in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

The Rwandans will host the Super Eagles at the Amahoro Stadium in Kigali on September 10, six days after drawing 1-1 away at Libya in their opening group game.

Spittler hailed his players for getting a point away from home and believes his team his taking shape ahead of the game against the Super Eagles.

“We always score one goal, and it brings us pressure throughout the 90 minutes. Our team is, however, taking shape and we can get better. We know our next game against Nigeria won’t be easy, but we hope to make the best out of our home advantage. Now every point count and this draw with Libya brings us more confidence,” Spittler said after the 1-1 draw in Libya.

The German is also confident Jojea Kwizera will have recovered fully from fatigue which forced his substitution in the game against Libya.

“Jojea came from afar, he had only one training session with us. I knew it would be difficult for him because of the conditions but he tried. He is a good player and, as he can now spend few days of training preparing for Nigeria, he will be essential for us,” he added.