FORMER Amavubi Stars skipper Désiré Mbonabucya has called on the government to get back to the drawing board and set new strategies for the good for the national team. Speaking to Times Sport after the team’s 0-5 demolition by Côte d’Ivoire Mbonabucya, who guided Rwanda to the 2004 Tunisia CAN finals in 2004 said, the defeat should be a lesson to everyone involved in the development of football in the country.
FORMER Amavubi Stars skipper Désiré Mbonabucya has called on the government to get back to the drawing board and set new strategies for the good for the national team.
Speaking to Times Sport after the team’s 0-5 demolition by Côte d’Ivoire Mbonabucya, who guided Rwanda to the 2004 Tunisia CAN finals in 2004 said, the defeat should be a lesson to everyone involved in the development of football in the country.
"Ferwafa and the ministry of sports must go back to the drawing and analyze were things are going wrong and come up with new measures which will help the team in the future, starting with the 2013 CAN and 2014 World Cup finals qualifier,” he noted.
The ex-Kiyovu striker added, "I believe we have the potential to do far more than we currently doing but the people responsible ought to do the needful if we’re going to achieve our targets.”
Mbonabucya confessed he was not surprised by 0-5 defeat considering the preparations going into the match for both teams.
"There is no way we could have beaten Côte d’Ivoire which is full of professional players unlike our players who are picked from clubs when even there is no league action to keep them in good shape,” he admitted.
Rwanda, who last participated in the Nations’ Cup finals tournament seven years ago, has had a poor campaign losing four and winning one of its five Group H qualifiers.
Chelsea midfielder Solomon Kalou opened the goal scoring on the 34th minute, tapping in an excellent pass from Arsenal striker Kouassi Gervinho from close range.
Vitesse Arnhem’s striker Bony Wilfred added a quick double on 40th and 42nd minutes. Wilfred’s goals were created by both Kalou and Gervinho respectively.
Second half substitute Yakonan Didier scored the fourth goal on the 64th minute finishing off a perfect movement from Kalou. Gervinho sealed off the victory by beating three defenders Kalisa Mao, Albert Ngabo and Patrick Mafisango to beat goalie Jean Luc Ndayishimiye.
The 0-5 loss went into the history of Rwandan football as the fourth biggest defeat of all time.
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