In a bid to better prepare for the Total CHAN 2021 which will take place in Cameroon, Rwanda National Team ‘’Amavubi Stars’’ will face Namibia and Congo in a Pre-CHAN mini-tournament organized by FERWAFA and the Ministry of Sports.

The PRE-CHAN Mini Tournament will take place in Kigali, Rwanda starting from January 7th to January 11, 2021 before all teams depart to Cameroon for Total African Nations Championship in which Rwanda have been pooled in Group C alongside northern neighbors Uganda, Morocco and Togo.

Fixtures of the said tournament to be released soon.

TOTAL CHAN 2021 GROUPS

GROUP A: Cameroon, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Zimbabwe
GROUP B: Libya, DR Congo, Congo, and Niger
GROUP C: Rwanda, Uganda, Morocco and Togo
GROUP D: Zambia, Guinea, Namibia, and Tanzania

Two top teams will make it to the knockout phase.

The ‘’Amavubi’’ who will be taking part in their fourth overall CHAN tournament after featuring in 2011, 2016, and 2018 editions, will face Uganda on January 18 at the Stade de la Réunification in Douala, before tackling Morocco on January 22 at the same venue and later face Togo in the final group game on January 26 at Stade de Limbé/Buea.

Rwanda CHAN Squad

Goal Keepers: Kimenyi Yves, Ndayishimiye Eric, Kwizera Olivier, Rwabugiri Ndayisenga Omar