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Rwanda host Mozambique in a decisive tie that could see Amavubi keep alive her hopes of qualifying for the AFCON 2021 final to end her 17-year wait since the historic heroines of 2004.
Coach Vincent Mashami’s team will hope to beat Mozambique today, March 24, at the Kigali stadium before traveling to Cameroon a week later to ‘finish the job’ if they want to do the ‘impossible’ in the decisive match on Matchday 6 scheduled in Japoma. Stadium in Douala.
Start time: March 24 at 3 pm (CAT)
Venue: Kigali Stadium, Nyamirambo
Where to watch the game: Canal + Sport2, Rwanda Television
Match Officials: Rwanda v Mozambique will be led by a team of Senegalese referees, namely Issa SY. (Center referee), Djibril Camara (first assistant referee), El Hadji Malick Samaba (second assistant referee) and Adalbert Diouf ‘(fourth official).
Meanwhile, Solomon Gebresilassie Abebe (Ethiopian) will be the Party Commissioner and José Nyamusore (Rwanda) as the ‘Covid-19 Officer.
Team news:
Rwanda
Rwanda is at the bottom of the Group F table with two points behind Cape Verde (4 points), Mozambique (4 points) and leader Cameroon leads the group with 10 points.
Coach Vincent Mashami’s team will be eager to beat Mozambique not only to seek revenge for the 2-0 first leg defeat in Maputo, but also to overtake Os Mambas in the table and keep their qualifying chances alive earlier. of the sixth day scheduled in Cameroon March 30.
Amavubi will be without key players such as defender Abdul Rwatubyaye and Kevin Muhire, who were denied permission by their respective clubs FK Shkup and Sahama Club.
The national team also hopes to cope without fit defender Emery Bayisenge, midfielder Djihad Bizimana, forward Jacques Tuyisenge and goalkeeper Yves Kimenyi, who are out due to injury.
The latter was replaced by Sofapaka’s shooting stopper, Emery Mvuyekure, who joined the camp last weekend.
Meanwhile, forward Muhadjiri Hakizimana retired from the team after testing positive for Covid-19.
However, Mashami is eager to give Steve Rubanguka a starting role in today’s tie to fill the absence of injured AZAM FC midfielder Ally Niyonzima, while Meddie Kagere, Ernest Sugira, Danny Usengimana and Lague Byiringiro will seek to end the Rwanda goal drought.
Rwanda is the only country that has failed to score a goal in the Afcon 2022 qualifying campaign so far.
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Mozambique
The Mozambique national team led by head coach Luis Goncalves will be left without three players after they tested positive for Covid-19.
As a result, three players, including skipper Elias Gaspar ‘Domínguez’ Pelembe, the Costa do Sol duo Chico Mioche and Nelson Fidel, as well as Melque, from the Black Bulls Association, joined the team to replace the trio.
The South African team, which landed in Kigali on Monday, March 22, will also not feature key players like Zainadine Júnior and Amancio (Marítimo), who practice their trade in Portugal, while Reginaldo (Shkupi) and David Malembane from the Bulgarian Lokomotovi won. They failed to make the team after their clubs refused to release them due to fears about Covid-19.
Probable lineups:
Rwanda
Goal: Olivier Kwizera (GK) Ange Mutsinzi, Salomon Nirisarike, Ombalenga Fitina, Emmanuel Imanishimwe, Yannick Mukunzi, Steve Rubanguka, Haruna Niyonzima, Dominique Savio Nshuti, Meddie Kagere, Ernest Sugira.
