The Head of State President Kagame has congratulated the Rwandan Amavubi football team for its performance that it scored over the Elephants from Ivory Coast in a match that that took place last Saturday.
The match ended with one out of zero and this delighted Rwandans from all over the world.
The Amavubi stars played a defensive game as the elephants tried to score first but it became hard for them.
The Elephants team players dominated the match, trying to score first and faster but the Amavubi managed to hinder them from striking.
Rwandan striker Emery Bayisenge scored the only goal that the Amavubi have had at that occasion . It happened at the sixteenth minute of the first half time.
In the second half time, the Ivory Coast based team increased its striking speed to equalize but in vain.
Emery Bayisenge missed another opportunity to score the second goal after releasing a heavy short but it was fallen in the goalkeeper’s arms.
This is how other matches were held over the week end:
Group A/Amahoro-stadium:
Rwanda 1- 0 Ivory Coast
Gabon 0 – 0 Morocco
Group B/Huye:
DRCongo 3 – 0 Ethiopia
Cameroun 1 – 0 Angola
Group C/Nyamirambo
Tunisia Vs Guinea (to play this Monday)
Nigeria Vs Niger.
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