Final training of Amavubi football team before heading to Ghana

The Amavubi National Football team undergone final training yesterday before flying to Acra , Ghana to play the Black Stars. This match didn’t have significant importance for the Rwandan team as it lost previous match that would have qualified it for AFCON 2017 Cup to be held in Libreville, Gabon.

The Amavubi team will be comprised of 18 players and was supposed to leave Kigali yesterday as to arrive early and conduct training in the playground of Accra before the match.

However the schedule has changed as it has to leave this Friday at 2h PM.

The coach of Amavubi named Jimmy Mulisa says that the change of the schedule to arrive in Accra disadvantages them as it will not allow his players to learn more on the playground and be familiar with the weather of the Ghanaian capital city, Accra.

Here is the list of the 18 players selected by coach Jimmy Mulisa:

Goal keepers: Ndayishimiye Eric (Rayon Sport) & Marcel Nzarora (Police Fc).

Defenders: Rusheshangoga Michel (APR FC), Imanishimwe Emmanuel (APR FC), Ndayishimiye Celestin (Police FC), Munezero Fiston (Rayon Sports), Rugwiro Herve (APR FC), Usengimana Faustin (APR FC) and Manzi Thierry (Rayon Sports).

Middle fielders: Mugiraneza Jean Baptista (Azam FC/Tanzania), Mukunzi Yannick (APR FC), Niyonzima Ally (Mukura VS), Niyonzima Haruna (Young Africans), Nshuti Savio Dominique (Rayon Sports), Hakizimana Muhadjiri (APR FC) and Habyarimana Innocent (APR FC).

Strikers : Sugira Ernest (AS Vita/DRCongo) and Jacques Tuyisenge (Gor Mahia/Kenya)

The match between Rwanda and Ghana will take place o Saturday at the Accra Sports Stadium.

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