Rwanda to face Algeria in opener

2014 World Cup qualifiersGroup HJune 1, 2012Benin vs MaliAlgeria vs Rwanda June 08, 2012Rwanda vs BeninMali vs Algeria  FOLLOWING their progress to the group stage, Amavubi will start their 2014 Fifa World Cup qualification campaign away to Algeria on the weekend of June 1-3, 2012. The team will then host Benin, seven days later in Kigali. The final first round qualifier, against Mali, is scheduled for May, 2013.

Thursday, November 17, 2011
Elias Uzamukunda in action during Tuesdayu2019s return leg. The New Times / T. Kisambira

2014 World Cup qualifiers
Group H
June 1, 2012
Benin vs Mali
Algeria vs Rwanda
 
June 08, 2012
Rwanda vs Benin
Mali vs Algeria
 
FOLLOWING their progress to the group stage, Amavubi will start their 2014 Fifa World Cup qualification campaign away to Algeria on the weekend of June 1-3, 2012. The team will then host Benin, seven days later in Kigali. The final first round qualifier, against Mali, is scheduled for May, 2013.

The second round which starts in early June, 2013, will see Rwanda hosting Mali and Algeria, before traveling to Benin for their final

Rwanda qualified for the group stages after a comprehensive 3-1 return leg victory over Eritrea three days ago.  Olivier Karekezi, Jean Claude Iranzi and Bokota Labama scored the goals to give new Amavubi coach Milutin Micho something to smile about ahead of the upcoming Tusker Challenge Cup in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

AS Cannes striker Elias Uzamukunda a.k.a Baby had score Amavubi’s away goal in the first leg which was held in Asmara last Friday.

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