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AFCON Qualifiers: Amavubi draw in Cape Verde

By
Evode Munyeshuri
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AFCON Qualifiers: Amavubi draw in Cape Verde
Amavubi | Source: FERWAFA

Rwanda’s Amavubi file first point in Group F after drawing with Cape Verde.

Matchday 3 of 2021 African Cup of Nations Qualifiers in Group F saw Rwanda National team, Amavubi register their first point in the campaign after a goalless draw with Cape Verde.

Rwanda travelled to Praia at Estádio Nacional Blue Shark Cabo Verde to face now 3rd place holders in the group. In the 50th minute, Rwanda had a great scoring opportunity, Meddie Kagere with an open goal but failed to put the ball in the net. 4 minutes later, Cape Verde’s Lisandro Semedo had a one on one with Rwandan goalie Kwizera but the former failed to score after a fantastic save of the match to keep level pegging.

Head Coach Mashami made two offensive changes in the last 20 minutes but the opponent resisted until the last minutes and it ended 0-0. Cameroon beat Mozambique 4-1 in another match held in Douala. The results of this match did not change the rankings in this group, Cameroon lead with 7 points in 3 games.

The returning leg is scheduled in 5 days at Kigali Stadium and Rwanda will be looking for the first win of this Qualifier.

Cape Verde Starting XI: Vozinha, Stopira, Steven Fortes, Ponck, Jeffrey Fortes, Nuno Borges, Jamiro Monteiro, Ryan Mendes (C), Lisandro Semedo, Ricardo Gomes and Djaniny
Subs: Ivan Cruz, Marcio da Rosa, Roberto Lopes, Marco Soares, Kevin Oliveira, Helder Tavares, Mailson Lima, Platini and Julio Tavares
Rwanda Starting XI: Olivier Kwizera, Omborenga Fitina, Abdoul Rwatubyaye, Thierry Manzi, Emmanuel Imanishimwe, Yannick Mukunzi, Ally Niyonzima, Haruna Niyonzima, Djihad Bizimana, Jacques Tuyisenge and Meddie Kagere
Subs: Yves Kimenyi, Eric Ndayishimiye, Ange Mutsinzi, Herve Rugwiro, Aimable Nsabimana, Eric Rutanga, Kevin Muhire, Steve Rubanguka, Djabel Manishimwe, Muhadjir Hakizimana, Osée Iyabivuze and Savio Dominic Nshuti

Elsewhere, Uganda Cranes beat South Sudan 1-0 at St Mary’s Kitende to complete the third clean sheet in three games. Halid Lwaliwa scored the solo goal. Dennis Onyango and his teammates are second in Group B behind Burkina Faso on the difference in goals scored because they equal the number of points and goals difference.

Yesterday, at Kasarani stadium Comoros drew against Harambe stars of Kenya 1-1. M’Changama scored from a free-kick to put the visitors ahead but Masud Juma cancelled the win in the 65th minute of the game

In Mauritania, Saido Ntibazonkiza earned the Swallows of Burundi a draw through the 86th minute spectacular free-kick. The match ended 1-1.

The Taiffa Stars of Tanzania are in Tunisia to face the eagles of carthage. This Match is scheduled for November 13, 2020 at 22:00 East African time at Rades Stadium

Rwanda Division 2: Amagaju FC are disqualified from playoffs

By
Evode Munyeshuri
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Rwanda Division 2: Amagaju FC are disqualified from playoffs

2nd Division side Amagaju FC will not contend in the competition’s playoffs for a spot in the top tier league.

The FERWAFA Executive Committee met on 11/11/2020, with the Playoffs in the men’s second division on the agenda. The games are set to begin on Friday, November 13, 2020, with two teams looking for promotion to the top division league in the 2020/2021 season.

One of the expectations of the FERWAFA Executive Committee meeting was to decide on the issue of  AMAGAJU FC. The team wrote to FERWAFA requesting to postpone their playoffs matches due to its 11 players who tested positive for COVID-19.

The issue comes after the Nyamagabe based club was negligent following tests conducted on the squad who went into camp but one player, in particular, Evariste MURINDWA, who tested after the group and while he awaited the results, he met other players in the camp. The player is considered the culprit cause of the COVID-19 infections in the team. This has since led to 11 players testing positive for COVID-19.

Rwanda Football governing body, Ferwafa After analyzing this issue and finding that Amagaju had been sloppy in implementing the COVID-19 anti-proliferation regulations, they have suspended Amagaju in the Rwanda Football Division 2 playoffs. This gives Vision FC a chance to advance to the next round, semifinals.

Two best teams in the playoffs will replace Gicumbi FC and Heroes FC relegated in the 2019/2020 season.

Rwanda Football Division 2 Playoffs Schedule (Revised):

QUARTER FINAL ROUND
Saturday, November 14, 2020
Etoile de l’est vs Interforce FC at Kigali Stadium, 10:30
Gorilla FC vs Rwamagana City at Kigali Stadium, 13:00
Rutsiro FC vs Alpha FC at Kigali Stadium, 15:30

SEMI FINAL ROUND
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Winner (Rutsiro FC vs Alpha FC) vs Vision FC at Kigali Stadium, 13:00

Winner (Etoile de l’est vs Interforce FC) vs Winner (Gorilla FC vs Rwamagana City) at Kigali Stadium, 15:30

The final game is scheduled on November 21, 2020, 15:00 at Kigali Stadium

APR FC To Battle With Gor Mahia – CAF Champions League

By
Evode Munyeshuri
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APR FC | Courtesy Photo

Rwanda’s APR FC will battle Kenya’s Gor Mahia in the CAF Champions League in the first leg, a home start to draw leverage from for the former.

Rwanda Army side APR FC learnt that they will battle Kenya giants Gor Mahia in the Total CAF Champions League 2020/2021 preliminary round  1st leg expected between 27th – 29th November 2020.

APR FC and Gor Mahia FC were crowned champions of their respective leagues last season which automatically entitles them to represent their countries at the continental club competition CAF Champions League.

Gor Mahia went into training early when the Kenya government announced the lift in the ban of sports in the country. In contrast, APR FC has been preparing by arranging friendly games with league counterparts AS Kigali and other 2nd division teams.

APR FC will have to make the most of the 1st leg starting fixture at home to gain an advantage over their opponent Gor Mahia before the 2nd leg which is awaited between 4th – 6th December.

The winner between APR FC and Gor Mahia will face the winner between CR Belouizdad and El Nasr.

The two teams drawn to battle each other is considered an East African CAF Champions League derby, being they are widely popular among fans both locally and regionally in East African.

Other East African Teams
  • Vipers SC  Vs El Hilal
  • Simba SC Vs Plateau Utd
  • Le Messager Vs Young Buffaloes

The winner the CAF Champions League represents Africa at the FIFA Club World Cup.

Musongati to face Green Eagles in CAF Confederation Cup first Preliminary round.

By
Evode Munyeshuri
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Musongati to face Green Eagles in CAF Confederation Cup first Preliminary round.
Musongati FC. Photo from FFB

Burundi’s Musongati FC will face Zambia’s Green Eagles in the first Preliminary Round of the continental interclub contention, CAF Confederation Cup.

Following the African Football Confederation (CAF) draws produced for the interclub competitions on Monday, November 9 at its headquarters in Cairo, Burundian outfit Musongati FC confront Zambian’s Green Eagles in the first preliminary round.

Musongati FC who are on a cold streak in Burundi Primus League, 6 games with no win, will have to benefit from the first leg match scheduled in the last week of November at Ingoma Stadium of Gitega before travelling to Choma Independence Stadium in the south of Zambia capital, Lusaka. The winner of this match will face off the winner of the match between UFC Sokode of Togo and Cameroonian Cotton Sport.

Elsewhere, AS Kigali will face Botswana’s Orapa United and the winner of this match will have to travel to Kampala to face Uganda KCCA. Orapa will host AS Kigali in the first leg in Botswana.

Tanzania’s Namungo FC will host the first leg against South Sudan’s Al Rabita FC.

Arta Solar 7, the reigning Djibouti Cup winners that have signed Former Arsenal and Barcelona midfielder, Alex Song, will play against Arab Contractors. The latter is the only Egypt team to start in 1st preliminary round in both champions league and confederation cup.

The first leg matches of the first preliminary round will be held from 27 to 29 November, while the second leg will be on 4-6 December.

2020/2021 CAF Confederation Cup Draw Results:

 

Mbarara City FC announce squad for 2020/2021 engagements

By
Kenneth Lwanga
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Mbarara City FC announce squad for 2020/2021 engagements
Mbarara City | Courtesy Photo

Mbarara City FC also known as the Ankole Lions have announced their official squad numbers for upcoming 2020/2021 season.

Uganda football top tier league side Mbarara City FC led by head coach Brian Ssenyonda has confirmed his squad numbers to content to the 2020/2021 league title.

Recent new signed Elungat Marting and Mutanda Bashir opted for shirt number 23 and 10 respectively while Edwok Ronald and Kalungi Godfrey caught numbers 4 and 21.

Defenders Karim Ramadan and Daglas Oyirowth will dress numbers 2 and 3.

Jude Ssemugabi switched from number 11 in the 20219/2020 campaign to the famous number 9 for the new season. Bamba Soulymane also changes from shirt number 4 to 5 while Huud Salim who wore number 27 last season, will benefit to take number 11 released by Ssemugabi.

U-20 National team star, Ivan Eyam will keep number 7 while young lad Onyai Derrick, retained his shirt number 29. Meanwhile, Wol Makueth got back to his traditional shirt number 14. Number 21 left by outgoing Ibrahim Orit will be taken by Kalungi.

Mbarara City FC finished 7th with 36 points after 25 games when the league was halted due to COVID-19.

2020/21 Mbarara City Fc squad numbers:

1. Ssekeba Mohammad
2. Karim Ramathan
3. Oryiwoth Daglas
4. Edwok Ronald
5. Bamba Soulymane
6. Aheebwa Jasper
7. Eyam Ivan
8. Swalik Bebe Ssegujja
9. Jude Ssemugabi
10. Mutanda Bashir
11. Salim Huud
12. Pistis Barenge
13. Othieno Steven
14. Wol Makueth
15. Ronald Otti
16. Mukundane Hilary
17. Okwalinga Solomon
18. Adriko John
19. Zaidi Byekwaso
20. AbdulKarim Aziz
21. Kalungi Godfrey
22. Opio Jackson
23. Elungat Martin
24. Musindo Siraj
26. Magandaazi Ibrahim
29. Onyai Derrick

The Ankole Lions also released Samari Farouk who joined Kigezi Home Boyz FC.

2021 Afrobasket Qualifiers: Algeria withdraws from the first window.

By
Evode Munyeshuri
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In July this year, Rabah Bouarifi, President of the Algerian Basketball Federation (FABB) declared the season null and void due to the novel Coronavirus pandemic. Based on this, he says the team is not ready to compete, and added that they cannot go to Rwanda with a decimated team and he insisted that he is against the act of participating just to participate.

Further more, Algerian head coach Faid Bilal and 4 players tested positive for COVID-19 and in addition to that it’s not easy for foreign based players to reach the country due to airspace restrictions.

This comes after national team head coach Faid Bilal had expressed concern over the team’s preparations, citing delays in starting training and adding that basketball games in the country have been stopped for more than seven months.

The Algeria Basketball National team is made up of a large number of domestic players and a small number of binationals who are based in France. Algeria had to get rid of Cape Verde in the pre-qualifiers in January before they were drawn with Nigeria, Mali and Rwanda in Group D.

The decision from the Africa basketball governing body on Group D is yet to be made whether the teams will be three or one more team will be added to complete the group. If they would have to give another wild card, there is no doubt that South Sudan would have a chance as they finished second behind Cape Verde in the recent Closing tournament held in Cameroon last month where they were looking for a team to complete Group E.

AFCON 2021 Qualifiers To Advance No Matter The Circumstances – CAF

By
Kenneth Lwanga
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AFCON 2021 Qualifiers To Advance No Matter The Circumstances - CAF
Mali | Courtesy Photo

The AFCON 2021 Qualifiers November window will be played no matter the condition mostly owing to Coronavirus says CAF. 

The football governing body CAF has emphasized that all 48 matches scheduled for the November window must be played and any nation that does honour their doubleheader fixtures will be handed a 2-0 lose.

CAF says that teams should have at least 15 players on the squad so as to contend that is 11 starting players plus 4 substitutes.

There have been rising concerns from different nations as regards to the impact the Coronavirus on the 48 matches in matchday 3 and 4 of the AFCON 2021 Qualifiers. Coaches are worried that key players in Europe may not feature in the doubleheader by reason of many COVID-19 restrictions there.

Teams like Mali have resorted to calling up a larger than normal squad as a means to counter the possibility of players withdrawing due to positive tests. Mali called up a 37-man Eagles squad.

CAF also maintained that all the 48 encounters will be played behind closed. CAF also added that teams have the liberty to play the doubleheaders at one venue. Sao Tome has adopted the offer and will play their games against South Africa in port city Durban. Sao Tome is the only country so far that has relinquish their home advantage.

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Mashami’s 23-Man Amavubi Squad To Combat Cape Verde

By
Evode Munyeshuri
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Mashami unveils 23-man Amavubi squad for the back-to-back AFCON 2021 Qualifier double-header against Cape Verde.

Rwanda National Team head coach, Vincent Mashami named the final squad that will travel to Praia to play the third game of AFCON 2021 Qualifiers in Group F before they return to host the fourth 5 days later.

21 Players with technical staff and delegates will fly to Praia on Monday, November 9 via a Rwandair Chartered flight.

Among the 23 players called by Mashami, two foreign-based players who still had obligations with their clubs will link up with the squad in Cape Verde. Those are Sandvikens’ Mukunzi and Waasaland Beveren’s Bizimana.

Cape Verde host the first match of this back-to-back double-header on Thursday, November 12, 2020, at Estádio Nacional ‘Blue Shark’ Cabo Verde. After that, Amavubi who were given the National Airline will have to travel back home immediately to prepare the return leg scheduled on November 17 at Kigali Stadium.

Rwanda’s hope to qualify is very slim as they are bottom of the group without a point after two loses; 2-0 in Maputo against Mozambique and 1-0 to Cameroon in Kigali. Mozambique tops the group with 4 points and a goal difference of 2 and Cameroon has 4 points but with a goal difference of 1. Cape Verde is ranked third with 2 points.

Rwanda National Football team is ranked 133rd in the FIFA World Football ranking and the last match they played was against Cameroon on November 17, 2019. Amavubi lost the game one goal to nill at Kigali Stadium. So, it has been close to a year since they played competitive football.

23-Man Amavubi Squad

Goal Keepers: Kimenyi Yves (SC Kiyovu), Kwizera Olivier (Rayon sports FC) and Ndayishimiye Eric (AS Kigali)

Defenders: Manzi Thierry (APR FC), Mutsinzi Ange (APR FC), Fitina Ombolenga (APR FC), Imanishimwe Emmanuel (APR FC), Rutanga Eric (Police FC), Rwatubyaye Abdoul (Suitchbacks), Nsabimana Aimable (Police FC) and Rugwiro Herve (Rayon Sports FC),

Midfielders: Manishimwe Djabel (APR FC), Niyonzima Ally (Azam FC), Mukunzi Yannick (Sandvikens), Muhire Kevin (Tela’ea el gaish), Bizimana Djihad (Waasaland beveren), Niyonzima Haruna (Young Africans), and Rubanguka Steve ( A.E. Karaiskakis)

Forwards: Iyabivuze Ossee (Police FC), Tuyisenge Jacques (APR FC), Kagere Meddie (SC Simba), Hakizimana Muhadjili (AS Kigali) and Nshuti Dominique savior (Police FC)

No Kariakoo Derby Bragging Rights For Simba Or Yanga

By
Kenneth Lwanga
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No Kariakoo Derby Bragging Rights For Simba Or Yanga

Neither Simba nor Yanga can claim the Kariakoo Derby bragging rights after a 1-1 draw at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium.

Simba and Yanga both head back home with a point to share and none of them can petition for the Kariakoo Derby bragging rights until they meet again in their second leg fixture of the Vodacom Premier League.

Both teams were evenly matched in terms of possession of the ball in the first 30 minutes of the game with equal chances at goal until Simba committed a foul in the penalty area that led to 2 yellow cards for Simba.

Micheal Sarpong took advantage of the penalty opportunity for his team and scored the first goal of the match after 32 minutes from the penalty spot. Yanga held the lead through to the end of the first half. 1st half Yanga 1-0 Simba.

Simba came back strong in the second half sharing most of the ball possession in this half plus various attacks at goal. They were awarded another yellow card later in the second half.

On the other hand, Yanga tried as much as possible to hold the lead until the dying minutes of the game. They were awarded 2 yellow cards in the second half.

Joash Onyango created a chance for Luis Miquissone to put in one and equalize for his side Simba thus denying Yanga a shot at claiming the Kariakoo Derby bragging rights today.

After 10 games played by all team in the league, Azam still has the top spot with Yanga trailing only a point behind them. Simba still a 4 points gap they need to close in order to gain an advantage against their traditional rival Yanga.

Yanga SC XI: Metacha Mnata, Kibwana Shomari, Mustapha Yassin, Lamine Moro, Bakary Nondo, Mukoko Tonombe, Tuisila Kisinda, Feisal Salum, Michael Sarpong , Ditram Adrian and Farid Moussa
Subs: Farouk Shikhalo, Abdallah Shaibu, Zawadi Mauya, Deus Kaseke, Adeyum Ahmed, Yacouba Sogne and Said Juma Makapu.
Simba SC XI: Aishi Manula, Shomari Kapombe, Mohammed Hussein, Joash Onyango, Wawa Pascal, Jonas Mkude, Lally Bwalya, Mzamiru Yassin, John Bocco, Clatous Chama and Jose Luis Miquissonne.
Subs: Beno Kakolanya, Gadiel Michael, Said Ndemla, Hassan Dilunga, Ibrahim AJibu and Francis Kahata.

Clatous Chama was expected not to feature for his side but was added to the starting XI.

Simba will travel Jamhuri Stadium to face Coastal Union and Yanga travel to Azam complex to see if they can claim the top spot. All these games will be played after the international break for AFCON Qualifier games is done.

We expect the Kariakoo Derby bragging rights will be arrogated again in the second leg.

for full fixtures for upcoming games follow the link here

26-Year-Old Elungat Martin Joins Mbarara City FC.

By
Kenneth Lwanga
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26-Year-Old Elungat Martin Joins Mbarara City FC
Elungat Martin Mbarara City FC new signing

Mbarara City sign Elungat Martin to reinforce their shot-stopper squad ahead of the forthcoming 2020/2021 campaign. 

Mbarara based side have brought in the services of Elungat Martin on a one-year contract deal. The 26-year-old is the just done inclusion to increment the team’s performance as they arrange for the imminent 2020/2021 campaign. 

Elungat joins two other shot-stoppers already on the team, Ssekeba Mohammed and Opio Jackson. 

The 26-year-old opened his career with Fire Master and played top-flight big-name clubs, sports Club Villa, KCCA FC and Express Football Club in Uganda before joining Kenya side, Zoo United. 

Other players who have joined Mbarara City include:
  • Mutanda Bashir
  • Edwok Ronald
  • Kalungi Godfrey
  • Karim Ramathan
  • Oriyowth Daglas
  • Opio Jackson

 

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