Today

T20 Game 1Rwanda vs Uganda - 2pm

FridayT20 Game 2 Rwanda vs Uganda - 9am

Game 3 Rwanda vs Uganda - 2pm

SaturdayT20 Game 4Rwanda vs Uganda - 9am

Game 5Rwanda vs Uganda - 2pm

THIS YEAR’S Kwibuka Women’s Tournament dubbed ‘Cricket For Peace’ kicks off today at the Kicukiro Cricket Ground.

The three-day competition will see Rwanda’s senior women team play five Twenty20 games against their Ugandan counterparts. The Ugandan delegation arrived in Kigali on Wednesday.

The event is organised by Rwanda Cricket Association (RCA) to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

"In addition to the games, RCA in partnership with Aegis Trust will host a ‘Peace Education’ workshop at Gisozi memorial site to educate the players from both countries about peaceful values, negotiation and conflict resolution,” said RCA’s General Manager, Joshua Mwanja.

The Rwandan team went through several training sessions over the last week in preparation for the five-game series against the experienced Uganda side.

Rwanda squad:

Mary Maina (captain), Veronique Iriho (vice captain), Liliane Umuhoza, Diane Ishimwe, Diane Bimenyimana, Cathia Uwamahoro, Egidia Uwimana, Sonia Uwimana, Nyirandorimana Pacifique, Betty Mukunzi, Marie Josée Umuhoza, Germaine Nibyumuremyi, Antoinette Uwimbabazi, Claudine Uwase, Vestine Byukusenge and Uwera Sarah.