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VICTOR MOSES HAS TO PROVE HIMSELF TO RETURN TO SUPER EAGLES, SAYS ROHR

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With moves being made to get Victor Moses back into the Super Eagles after his voluntary international retirement, Coach Gernot Rohr said the player will be welcome, if he changes his mind to return to the national team.

But the coach, according to statement released by the Super Eagles’ media officer, Toyin Ibitoye, also added that Moses will have to rediscover his form to gain a place in the Super Eagles’ squad.

The player who played major role in Nigeria’s qualification for the World Cup suddenly had a dip in form at the global stage and then announced a self-imposed exile from the team so as to get himself better entrenched in Chelsea.

However, he has had just cameo appearances under the new coach, Maurizio Sarri as Moses does not feature in his plans. Since the beginning of the season, the Nigerian has only started one game and has not featured at all since October.

That has prompted him to begin to look outside especially in the current transfer window.

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Nigeria’s coach, Rohr believes “Victor Moses is a very good player for Nigeria.

“I believe it was too early for such a good player to stop international football when he did, but we have to respect his decisions.

“If he changes his mind we will welcome him but he has to find that motivation within himself to come back and be ready to give his 100% at all time as we know he can.

“Then of course, it is important that he gets back to playing regularly at his club and get his sharpness back.”

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Kunle Solaja is the author of landmark books on sports and journalism as well as being a multiple award-winning journalist and editor of long standing. He is easily Nigeria’s foremost soccer diarist and Africa's most capped FIFA World Cup journalist, having attended all FIFA World Cup finals from Italia ’90 to Qatar 2022. He was honoured at the Qatar 2022 World Cup by FIFA and AIPS.

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Libya’s AFCON dreams go up in flames!

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The hopes of Libya securing a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations ticket seem to have gone up in smoke.  This is the sequel to the 2-1 defeat that Rwanda inflicted on the Benin Republic on Tuesday evening.

With the result, Libya’s position is further cemented at the bottom of the table. Nigeria, even with an outstanding match, still leads with seven points.

They are followed by Benin Republic who have six points. Rwanda followed with five points.

The star men were  Innocent Nshuti and Djihad Bizimana  who scored in the space of two minutes as Rwanda came from behind to defeat Benin 2-1 at Amahoro Stadium on Tuesday, October 15.

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Rwanda breaks 12-year jinx in victory over Benin Republic

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FILE PHOTO: Rwanda players celebrate in the dressing room after beating Lesotho 1-0 on Tuesday in Durban, South Africa, to go top of Group C in the ongoing World Cup 2026 qualifiers-courtesy.

Rwanda’s defeat of Benin Republic is not just their first win in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series, the victory terminates a 12-year winless streak against the Cheetah of Benin.

It is also a renewal of their hopes of qualifying for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. But they still have two more games to play.

The German made two changes from the side that started against Benin last week as Samuel Gueulette and Emmanuel Imanishimwe came in for Kevin Muhire and Claude Niyomugabo respectively.

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Libya vs Nigeria: CAF lifts the burden off Nigeria

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The press release on Tuesday by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) may have lifted a burden off Nigeria as the match with Libya is considered postponed rather than the Super Eagles refusing to play.

The continental body remarked that the matter would be referred to the competent CAF bodies.

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