Rwanda moves training from kigali to Amahoro ahead of Ghana Clash
29th August 2016
The Rwanda National football team has intensified preparations ahead of the 2017 Africa Cup Nations final Group H qualifier against Ghana by moving their drills from an artificial turf in Kigali to a grass field in Amahoro, as the technical staff "do not want to leave anything to chance."
The Amavubi, ranked 121st in the latest release, aims for a win in the September 3 clash at the Accra Sports Stadium in a bid to breathe life into their recent poor FIFA rankings.
The team will be hoping for a win against the Blackstars despite being out of contention for a place in the 2017 Africa Nations’ Cup finals after blowing away their chances to book a ticket to the tournament in Gabon when they lost 1-0 to Mauritius in Belle Vue in March before succumbing to a shock 3-2 loss to Mozambique in Kigali in June.
According to inside sources, the technical staff didn’t want to leave anything to chance, which is why they decided to have the team train on both artificial (Kigali stadium) and grass (Amahoro) pitches, just in case there is a change of venue in Ghana,a leading Rwandan daily, the New Times, reveals.