LAGOS FEBRUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The dates for the first two of the remaining six 2026 World Cup qualifying matches for the Super Eagles have been confirmed. Nigeria will travel to Rwanda on March 21 before returning home for the second leg of the encounter against Zimbabwe. “Work begins. Éric Chelle’s first two games as Super Eagles…
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Rwanda said Wednesday it had made its first oil discovery, with confirmation of 13 reservoirs in Lake Kivu, which makes up part of its border with DR Congo. “The good news is that we have oil,” Francis Kamanzi, CEO of the Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board, told a parliamentary hearing according…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Rwandan soldier on Wednesday opened fire in a bar and killed five civilians in a southwestern town of the country, the army said. It was not immediately clear what prompted the early morning shooting. However, the Rwandan Defence Forces identified the gunman as a 39-year-old sergeant. “RDF has arrested the suspect…
LAGOS OCTOBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has reacted after former Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu was appointed as inaugural president of the African School of Governance. Peter Obi stated on his verified Twitter page on Wednesday; “I sincerely rejoice and congratulate My Dear…
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced that Augustine Eguavoen, a former player and Technical Director of the Super Eagles, will step in as the head coach for the team’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda. This decision comes in the wake of German coach Bruno…
LAGOS AUGUST 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has listed 23 players for the upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixtures against Benin Republic and Rwanda. There are three goalkeepers, including AFCON 2023 star Stanley Nwabali, seven defenders, six midfielders and seven forwards. Bendel Insurance safe hands Amas Obasogie also returns, just as South…
LAGOS JUNE 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Rwanda, Sudan and Comoros, all fifth seeds in six-nation 2026 World Cup qualifying groups, were shock table toppers in Africa on Tuesday after matchday four. Former qualifiers Egypt, Cameroon, shock 2022 World Cup semi-finalists Morocco, African champions Ivory Coast, Algeria and Tunisia lead the other mini-leagues. Qualifying from Africa is a 10-round…
LAGOS MAY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-British authorities have started to detain migrants in preparation for them to be sent to Rwanda in the next nine to 11 weeks, the government said on Wednesday, laying the groundwork for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s flagship immigration policy. Parliament last month approved a law that paves the way for sending asylum…