Ethiopia, Rwanda draw in CHAN qualifier

_{Ethiopia and Rwanda settled for a goalless draw in the first leg match of the final phase of the TotalEnergies African Nations (CHAN) qualifier played on Friday.}

_{The match was played at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es salaam, Tanzania because Ethiopia doesn’t have a Stadium that meets the criteria set by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).}

_{The Walia Ibex dominated play for long spells, but failed to find the goals against a disciplined Rwanda side in a match played at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.}

_{Ethiopia had the best chance in the 20th minute but Dawa Hotessa missed the target. The Amavubi goalkeeper Fiacre Ntwari later made another good save after 30 minutes from a well taken Chernet Gugsa shot.}

_{The Rwanda team led by skipper Haruna Niyonzima tried to push forward, but failed to create as many scoring opportunities.}

_{Webetu Abate, the Ethiopia head coach said although his team created several chances, they failed to get the goals. “We now need to prepare better for the return leg in Rwanda,” added Abate.}

_{Carlos Alós Ferrer, the Amavubi coach equally says they must get back to the drawing board and make sure they can make use of the home tie to take place at the Huye Stadium on September 3rd, 2022.}

_{This weekend Djibouti will host Sudan in a match to be played in Morocco, while Tanzania hosts Uganda Cranes in Dar es Salaam on Sunday in the other CHAN qualifier matches between teams from the CECAFA region. Three teams will qualify to represent the CECAFA region at the CHAN 2022 to be hosted by Algeria in January next year.}