Rwanda head coach Adel Amrouche has voiced out his disappointment with his team’s performance after their 2-0 loss to Nigeria in their World Cup qualifier match at the Amahoro Stadium, Kigali on Friday.
Despite Amrouche’s hopes to secure a win in his first game since being appointed as new head coach of the Amavubi, Victor Osimhen’s brace secured a 2-0 victory for Nigeria, leaving Rwanda just one point ahead of the Super Eagles with five games left to play.
During his post-match press conference, Adel Amrouche expressed his discontent with the team’s performance, asserting that it fell short of the expectations of their supportive fans and President Paul Kagame.
“There are somethings we need to correct in this team. No problem, we lost and will regroup and go again in our next game,” Amrouche said. “I am very ashamed today. We can’t give such performance like this today in front of all these fans and the President HE Paul Kagame.”
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Despite the disappointing loss, Amrouche vowed to improve his team’s performance, revealing his dislike for losing. “I hate losing. I am a bad loser. We will do very well against Lesotho.”
Rwanda’s loss to Nigeria has ramped up the pressure, and they now face a must-win situation against Lesotho in their next match to boost their World Cup qualification prospects.
Nevertheless, Rwanda’s seven points from five matches still puts them in a promising spot, and a victory over Lesotho could propel them into second position, especially since the group’s top two South Africa and Benin will be facing each other in four days time.
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