U-17 provisional squad named

THE national U-17 team will regroup for the 2013 African U-17 Championship qualifiers on April 15, assistant coach Aloys Kanamugire has said.

Wednesday, April 04, 2012
Aloys Kanamugire (left) has worked closely with Richard Tardy (right) over the last three years. The New Times/File.

THE national U-17 team will regroup for the 2013 African U-17 Championship qualifiers on April 15, assistant coach Aloys Kanamugire has said.The veteran coach, who will be assisting Richard Tardy on the U-17 team after successfully guiding Rwanda to the Fifa U-17 World Cup finals in Mexico last year, selected a provisional 34-player squad over the weekend."After the final selection, we plan to start preparations on April 15. We will hold thorough trainings as we clearly assess every player,” added Kanamugire.Rwanda which has been given a bye into the second round will face the winner between Malawi and Botswana, who play each other on October the weekend of 12-14.If Rwanda succeeds against either Malawi or Botswana, it will see them land a tricky third round tie against the winner between Sudan/Somalia and Algeria to be played in November.The final African tournament will be held in Algeria from April 13 to 27, 2013.U-17 Squad:Goalkeepers: Habinshuti Fidele (Dream team), Mfashingabo Didier (Kayonza), Kimenyi Yves (Imena), Rwabugiri Omar (Intare).Defenders: Bishira Latifa (SEC), Hategikimana Assuman (Musanze), Inshuti Fidele (Dream team), Ishimwe Jean d’Amour (Future Hope), Kaneza Augustin (Intare), Nkotanyi Frank (Gitega),Nsabimana Amosi (Centre 1), Nsanzabera Alphonse (Imena), Rwatubyaye Abdoul (Intare),Uwihoreye Ismail (Rubavu), Uwimana Pacifique (Sud).Midfielder: Bingabo Hakim (Centre 1), Bisangwa Jean Luc (SEC), Bizimana Djihadi (Rubavu), Kalisa Rashid (Imena), Mutabazi Eric (Rubavu), Muvadimwe JMV (Imena), Neza Anderson (SEC), Twagirimana Innocent (Rubavu), Nshimiyimana Ibrahim (Huye), Uwayo Edson (Kayonza)Strikers: Iratwijihije Cedric (Intare), Kigirabana Fabrice (SEC), Mbabzi Jean Paul (Shining), Nkinzingabo Fiston (Intare), Ndayisenga Salehe (Gastibo), Niyonzima Jean Paul (SEC), Twagirimana Regis (Rulindo), Ujeneza Mbanza Fidele (Sud).