Football
Rwanda: Amavubi to Face Ethiopian Walias in Friendly
Rwanda will host Ethiopia in a Fifa international friendly game on August 28 in Kigali.
The fixture will be part of Amavubi’s preparations for the Afcon 2017 qualifier against Ghana scheduled for September 5 in the Rwandan capital.
Rwanda Football Federation (Ferwafa) secretary general Olivier Mulindahabi said, “Ethiopia Football Federation sent us a request asking if they can play our national team on Friday, August 28 and there was nothing that could stop us from agreeing to their request.”
He further added that, “They have a good national team and we believe they will give our national team a good test as we prepare for the Africa Nations Cup qualifier against Ghana next month as well the 2016 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN),” added Mulindahabi.
Amavubi are scheduled to start residential camp on August 23 after the postponement of the Scotland training camp following a delay in getting visas.
Rwanda defeated Mozambique 1-0 in their opening Group H encounter in Maputo and will be looking to register a positive result against table leaders Ghana, who thrashed Mauritius 7-1 in Accra in the Afcon 2017 qualifiers in June.
Walia Ibex will also be preparing for their second Afcon 2017 Group J qualifier against Seychelles having defeated Lesotho 2-1 in the opener in Addis Ababa.
Ethiopia head coach Yohannes Sahle will be hoping to guide his side to the continental showpiece after the side qualified for the 2013 edition under Sewnet Bishaw.
Rwanda have only qualified for Afcon once and that was in 2004 in Tunisia but head coach Johnny McKinstry is keen on qualifying the Amavubi to the Gabon showpiece in 2017.
The Amavubi of Rwanda have picked a vital 3-0 win away to Seychelles in the first leg of the preliminary round of the FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifiers played on Thursday.
After a shaky start with several missed chances Muhadhjiri Hakizimana gave Amavubi the lead after 32 minutes at the Unity Stadium in Victoria.
The hosts tried to push forward to level matters but were punished with a quick counter attack with Yannick Mukunzi making no mistake to make it 2-0 after 36 minutes.
In the second half the home team led by skipper Senky Vidot played a highly defensive game. But Tanzania based professional Meddi Kagera got his name on the score sheet after 80 minutes. The return leg will be played on September 10th with the winner over two legs qualifying for the group stage of the qualifiers.
Later today two other members of the Council of East and Central African Football Associations (Cecafa) Sudan and Somalia will also be in action. Sudan will play away to Chad, while Somalia hosts Zimbabwe in the neutral ground in Djibouti.
The preliminary round of the FIFA World Cup 2022 kicks off today with several matches on card. Twenty eight teams lowly ranked by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) will battle to try and win spots in the group stage.
26 teams are already qualified for the group phase thanks to their CAF ranking.
Burundi, fresh from the 2019 Total Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) just like their opponents Tanzania will battle in the first leg in Bujumbura in what promises to be a thriller.
The Red Sea Camels of Eritrea returning to the international stage after 2015 will play host to Namibia at the Asmara Stadium, while Ethiopia take on Lesotho.
The other members of the Council of East and Central African Football Associations (Cecafa) that will be in action include South Sudan who will host Equatorial Guinea in a neutral venue at the Al Hilal Stadium in Khartoum.
French coach Julien Mette will also lead the Djibouti national team in the first leg encounter against Eswatini (Swaziland). The other games on card will see Mauritius take on Mozambique, while Sao Tome e Principe play host to Guinea Bissau and Liberia host Sierra Leone.
On Thursday Rwanda will play away to Seychelles, while Chad host Sudan and Somalia battle Zimbabwe on a neutral venue in Djibouti.
The remaining matches to be played between Friday and Saturday will see Comoros Islands face Togo, Gambia take on Angola and Malawi playing away to Botswana.
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Kenyan ambassador in Burundi Ken Vitisia with CECAFA Secretary General Nicholas Musonye in Muyinga during the opening ceremony of CECAFA Under 17 tournament
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