Eguavoen made one change, with Fisayo Dele-Basiru starting in place of Alex Iwobi.
Up front, Victor Boniface retained his place, with super-sub against Benin, Victor Osimhen, starting again from the bench.
The Bayer Leverkusen striker could have repaid the confidence placed in him, but his beautiful effort cannoned off the upright after he had dummied a Rwandan defender.
This was before Ademola Lookman thought he had given Nigeria the lead with his dinking header from an Ola Aina cross. The referee ruled it out for a foul on a Rwandan player.
The Ballon d’Or nominee’s afternoon had got to a bad start after surging through the host’s backline, but he could only direct his effort at Ntwari.
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