Rwandan referees to officiate U-17 Afcon 2015 qualifier

Four Rwandan international referees will handle the Zambia- Uganda first-leg qualifier of U-17 Afcon 2015 slated for this Friday, September 13 in Lusaka, Zambia.

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Four Rwandan international referees will handle the Zambia- Uganda first-leg qualifier of U-17 Afcon 2015 slated for this Friday, September 13 in Lusaka, Zambia.

The quartet includes: central referee Gervais Munyanziza, first assistant referee Honore Simba, second assistant Raymond Nonati Bwiriza and fourth official Abdul Twagiramukiza.

Uganda reached the third and final round of qualifiers after ousting Rwanda on an aggregate of 7-2 comfortable win while Zambia thrashed Botswana 5-0 in the second round of qualifiers to reach this far.

Central referee, Munyanziza who earned his international license in 2011 has so far officiated in various international matches in Caf champion’s league, Caf confederations cup as well as Afcon qualifiers at all levels.

The eight-team youth Afcon (U-17) finals are scheduled to run from February 15 to March 1, 2015 in Niger with semi-finalists automatically booking tickets to the U-17 World Cup in Chili also set for 2015.