The Amavubi team for the forthcoming Cecafa Challenge Cup tournament will be selected today when Ferwafa and Media select teams clash at Amahoro stadium.

The local governing body Ferwafa is keen on selecting a strong squad which will represent Rwanda in this year’s regional tournament slated for December 8-22 in Dar- es -Salaam, Tanzania.

Thirty six local based players were named last week to enable the newly appointed Amavubi coach Josip Kuze select a strong formidable national side which will take part in this year’s regional event due.

The idea to have the two teams play against each other is an initiative of the newly installed national team coach to help him take a look at the players.

The Croat wants to use the match to make his first assessment of the type of players he is about to work with for the next two years.

The 55-year-old’s first real test as Rwanda’s coach will come at next month’s Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup in Tanzania.

With the assistance of the local coaching duo of Capt.

Jean Marie Ntagwabira and Antoinne Rutsindura, Kuze wants to use the match to select his own squad from the two select sides for the regional championship.

Meanwhile, Ferwafa has confirmed that Amavubi Stars will regroup in ten days’ time to start preparations.

Rwanda has won the regional event once in 1999 when it was held in Kigali and as hosts, they entered two teams (Rwanda A and B) and the latter went on to beat Kenya 3-1 in the final.

The Amavubi, under Michael Nees finished third in last year’s edition which was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Ferwafa Select squad: Ramadhan Nkuzingoma and Eric Ndayiragije,  Mbuyu Twite, Ismail Nshutinamagara, Elias Ntaganda ,Aloua Gaseruka, Mwemere Girinshuti, Aimable Rucogoza, Jean Baptista Mugiraneza, Haruna Niyonzima, Kalisa Kase, Jabir Mutarambirwa, Yves Twajamahoro, Patrick Mafisango, Bokota Labama, Jimmy Gatete, Elias Uzamukunda and Abedi Mulenda.

Media Select Squad:: Charles Hakizimana, Jean Claude Ndoli, Donatien Tuyisenge, Jean D’amour Mpayimana, Olivier Uwingabire, Bonaventure Hategikimana, Jean Bosco Uwacu, Gerald Tegeka, Hegman Ngoma, Jean Shyaka, Albert Nyumbayire, Manfred Kizito, Rodriquez Murengezo, Eric Yirwahandi, Andre Lomami, Theoneste Muhayimana, Eric Serugaba and Jamal Tuyisenge.

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