Rwanda’s new look Amahoro stadium inaugurated
The new look Amahoro stadium was on Monday July 1 inaugurated by Rwanda President His Excellency Paul Kagame and becomes only the third CAF Certified stadium in East Africa at the moment. The now 45,000-seater stadium, formerly at 25,000 has been under renovation since 2022 and is now up to international standards after being passed […] The post Rwanda’s new look Amahoro stadium inaugurated appeared first on Kawowo Sports.
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The new look Amahoro stadium was on Monday July 1 inaugurated by Rwanda President His Excellency Paul Kagame and becomes only the third CAF Certified stadium in East Africa at the moment.
The now 45,000-seater stadium, formerly at 25,000 has been under renovation since 2022 and is now up to international standards after being passed by CAF experts to host international matches.
Besides Kagame, the ceremony which also had a domestic friendly match between APR and Police was graced by among others CAF president Patrice Motsepe, local football governing body (Ferwafa) president Alphonse Munyantwari and Minister of Sports Aurore Mimosa Munyangaju.
Kagame was thankful to both CAF and FIFA for the support and inspiration during the refurbishment and also hopes the new look stadium will see an improvement in talent growth and identification in the country.
“Let me thank brother Patrice Motsepe of CAF and another brother, FIFA President Gianni Infantino. Both of them inspired us to enhance our sports infrastructure.
“They have supported Rwanda and other African countries in elevating the standards of African football. At such venues, African children can train and showcase the great talent we have on our continent.
“This will allow us to raise more talent in our country instead of importing them from abroad. People will go where they want, but we will achieve something significant here because of our commitment. Today is a great day for Rwanda and football, and we will continue to improve. We must work hard and smart so that we are counted among the best on our continent.”
CAF President Patrice Motsepe said, “This is one of the best stadiums in Africa and in the world. We, as Rwandans and Africans, should be proud and thank President Kagame for providing us with such a facility.
“The next time I come here, I want to see the best of Rwanda team play against the best of Africa. With the available talent and continuous improvement, Rwanda will be one of the top teams on the continent.”
Besides Amahoro, the other stadiums with a license to host FIFA standard matches in East Africa are Uganda’s Mandela National stadium, Namboole and Benjamin Mkapa stadium, Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.
Meanwhile, APR lifted the Amahoro Inauguration trophy beating Police 1-0, goal scored by Gilbert Mugisha.
Ugandan midfielder Taddeo Lwanga featured in the second half for the army side while Eric Ssenjobe was unused substitute for his new side Police FC.
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