Gianni Infantino and President Paul Kagame were present as Rwanda became the latest country to follow the FIFA President’s call for every member association to name a stadium after Pelé, following his passing in December 2022. President Infantino made the call for the global football community to join together in …
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The Rwanda Football Association (FERWAFA) has become the 50th member association to implement FIFA’s hugely successful Football for Schools (F4S) programme, following a launch event in Kigali. The event was attended by FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura, Rwanda’s state Minister in charge of Primary and Secondary Education Mr Twagirayezu Gaspard, …
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Designated as one of FIFA’s and President Gianni Infantino’s key goals, football development is also one of Rwanda’s principal concerns, as demonstrated by the substantial work carried out in this sphere by its national football federation, FERWAFA. The strategic development plan for women’s football that it unveiled recently is an …
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CAF has received correspondence from Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA) indicating their withdrawal from the African Qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup – India. Rwanda was scheduled to face DR Congo in the first qualifying round later this month in January 2022. The double header is therefore cancelled, …
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A total of 200 young players are looking forward to gracing the first intake of the Paris Saint-Germain Academy which will start operations in Rwanda in September 2021, the country’s football governing body (FERWAFA) has announced. The academy is part of a three-year sponsorship deal that was signed in December …
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Members of Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA) have backed businessman Olivier Nizeyimana to lead them in the next four years after voting for him during an extraordinary general assembly held on Sunday, June 27 at Lemigo Hotel, Kigali. Mugabo Nizeyimana was contesting for the top position against veteran referee Louis Rurangirwa, …
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Rwanda president Paul Kagame has used the platform of the CAF Executive Committee meeting in Kigali to express his praise for the new mindset that is supporting African football to achieve its aims. “I’m very pleased, on behalf of my whole country, to have you here,” President Kagame said to …
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The long-term development of football in east Africa received a substantial boost with the inauguration of a new FIFA Regional Development Office in Kigali, Rwanda, following a signature and opening ceremony that included FIFA President Gianni Infantino, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation from Rwanda, Vincent Biruta, the …
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Rwanda and Paris Saint-Germain, through a newly announced partnership, are inviting the world to be part of the country’s inspiring transformation. For three seasons, the Paris Saint-Germain community and the world will have a unique opportunity to experience Rwanda’s breath-taking beauty, creative culture, innovative environment, and modern and distinctive Made …
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