CHAN 2025: Spittler impressed with Amavubi’s continuous improvement
Friday, November 01, 2024
Spittler salutes the fans at the end of the game between Rwanda and Djibouti on Thursday, October 31. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana.

Amavubi head coach Torsten Spittler said he is impressed with the team's continuous improvement after it triumphed over Djibouti in a CHAN 2025 qualifiers’ game in Kigali on Thursday, October 31.

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Amavubi came back from a 1-0 first leg defeat to beat Djibouti 3-0 at Amahoro Stadium in the return fixture on Thursday, to advance to the next ultimate phase of the qualifiers.

"I am very happy with the performance. We tried to press them from the beginning; lots of things went well. We could have scored more goals,” he said.

On why he made five changes to the team which lost 1-0 in the first leg, Spittler mentioned that it was necessary to bring in new players to make the team better.

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"If you lose a match, you want to change something,” he noted.

During the ultimate phase of the qualifiers, Rwanda will face the winner of the game between South Sudan and Kenya.

A triumph for Rwanda in the two-legged tie will mean qualification to the CHAN 2025 tournament slated to take place in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania in January 2025.