Rwandan midfielder Moses Nyamurangwa has cautioned Amavubi not to underestimate Djibouti when the pair clash at Amahoro Stadium on Thursday, October 31, in the game which will decide who will qualify for the second and final round of the 2025 CHAN Qualifiers.
Djibouti upset Rwanda with a 1-0 win in the first leg, a result which Nyamurangwa, who plies his trade at Djiboutian top tier side Gendarmerie FC is not a fluke, urging Amavubi to take the opponent seriously.
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"Amavubi shouldn&039;t think this is going to be a walk over, they must go all out and eliminate Djibouti on Thursday," the Rwanda U23 player told Times Sport.
"They are an experienced side with good coordination. They know themselves well because they are the same players who are also featuring in the AFCON 2025 and World Cup 2026 qualifiers. They don't have any foreign-based player," he added.
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The former Sunrise FC, Police FC midfielder further threw more lights on the upsurge of Djiboutian football.
"They are investing more into their football and their local players are building themselves more. They are treated very well. They want their local players to improve and that is why they brought the likes of Salomon Kalou, Alex Song and others into the league to serve as inspiration to their players," he said.
" They also have many foreigners including a Ugandan goalkeeper in their team. If you perform well in the league here and they see you are uncapped at senior level, they give you nationality."
Nyamurangwa joined Gendarmerie in September, joining countryman and club head coach Innocent Seninga who was appointed to take charge of the club earlier in the same month.
The youngster revealed that he decided to move to Djibouti because he needed to explore new avenues and he didn&039;t hesitate when the deal came through.
"After Sunrise and Police, I was looking for a new adventure and when this deal came, I went for it. It is a small country with just one million people. Their currency has also been stable with the dollar since the 1980's," he added
Djibouti, one of the least ranked teams in world football defeated Amavubi 1-0 in the CHAN 2025 qualifier first leg game at Amahoro Stadium on Sunday, October 28 courtesy a strike from Gabriel Dadzie.
As the two countries lock horns again on Thursday, a ticket to the next round awaits the winner of the tie where they could face South Sudan who have a 2-0 advantage against tournament co-hosts Kenya prior for the second leg.