Sékou Chelle's tenure as Nigeria coach began with a first 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying appearance for Victor Osimhen, two goals for the striker, a clean sheet for the team, and a first win of the campaign,

World Cup qualification campaign is back on track following a 2-0 win over Rwanda on matchday five with Victor Osimhen scoring a brace. The Super Eagles were under serious pressure to claim all three points in Kigali on Friday afternoon as they arrived at the Stade Amahoro sitting fifth in Group C - five points off the automatic qualification spot - after failing to win any of their first four games.

Victor Osimhen scored on returning for the Nigeria when he opened he scoring against Rwanda in the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier in Kigali on Friday.