21 QUESTIONS: Ernest Sugira

Ernest Sugira is a striker for Amavubi (National Football Team) and the Nyamirambo-based club AS Kigali. The 24-year-old did his country proud during the recently concluded African Nations Championships (CHAN). But off the pitch, how well do you know Sugira? Stephen Kalimba asked him a few questions. 1. What human habits irritate you? Smoking and drinking, they can affect a person’s health and career. 2. Who is the funniest team mate? Goalkeeper Jean Luc “Bakame”Ndayishimiye and left back Mwemere Ngirinshuti; they have jokes and make fun a lot. 3. What’s your personal philosophy? Having discipline in everything 4. Do you have a phobia? Snakes. 5. Who is your favourite fictional superhero? Spiderman, he does some amazing stuff. 6. What food do you cook best? I don’t really cook, I haven’t bothered to find out. 7. If you weren’t an athlete, what would you be? I would be a diplomat, like an ambassador. 8. Have you ever scored an own goal? Never, I normally play up front. 9. When you visit a website, or buy a newspaper, which section do you go to first? Sports and then politics. 10. What is the one thing most people do not know about you? I like my privacy, but if people want to engage me I don’t say no. 11. Your ideal woman; makeup or natural? Natural, as long as she has a good heart. 12. What’s the perfect marriage proposal? A public proposal. 13. What’s the best advice you’ve ever received? Stay humble and don’t get carried away by the moment. 14. Cats or dogs? I don’t like pets at all. 15. What’s your biggest regret? I don’t have any regrets. 16. A suit or Kitenge? A suit. 17. If it was possible, which animal would you like to be? A lion, it has power. 18. If you had a pet animal, what would you call it? I would never have a pet, like I said I don’t like animals. 19. Religion or science? Religion. Science stirs a lot of questions. 20. How do you want to be remembered? I want to be remembered for my good deeds and discipline. 21. If you were an artiste, what would your stage name be? Sugira Ernest. editorial@newtimes.co.rw

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21 QUESTIONS: Ernest Sugira