Amavubi legend Olivier Karekezi is in Cairo, Egypt, the place will help the draw for the preliminary rounds of the 2026/27 CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup on Thursday, August 6.
Really useful by Rwanda FA Secretary-Common Bonnie Mugabe, the previous Rwanda captain will participate in conducting the draw, which incorporates golf equipment carefully related along with his profession—APR FC, the place he starred as a participant, and Rayon Sports activities, whom he later coached.
“He (Mugabe) referred to as me and requested whether or not I might have time to journey to Cairo, and I advised him I might be delighted to. CAF later contacted me and despatched all the mandatory paperwork,” Karekezi advised Occasions Sport.
Karekezi departed Kigali Worldwide Airport on Wednesday night and is about to turn out to be the primary Amavubi legend to participate within the draw ceremony for a CAF inter-club competitors.
The draw will decide the preliminary-round fixtures for Africa's two premier membership competitions. Rwanda will probably be represented by APR FC within the CAF Champions League and Rayon Sports activities within the CAF Confederation Cup.
Karekezi, 46, started his senior profession with Intare FC earlier than becoming a member of APR FC in 1998, the place he loved large success each domestically and on the continental stage.
In 2005, he moved to Sweden to hitch Helsingborgs IF, spending three seasons there earlier than signing for Norwegian top-flight aspect Hamarkameratene. He additionally performed for Swedish golf equipment Östers IF and Trelleborgs FF, in addition to Tunisian outfit CA Bizertin.
On the worldwide stage, Karekezi made his Rwanda debut in 2000 and represented Amavubi for 13 years. He stays the nation's all-time main scorer with 25 objectives in 53 appearances earlier than retiring from worldwide soccer in August 2013.
He was additionally a member of the historic Rwanda squad that certified for the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia—the nation's solely look on the continental finals.
After incomes his UEFA Professional Licence, Karekezi transitioned into teaching and has since managed a number of Rwandan top-flight golf equipment, together with Rayon Sports activities and Kiyovu Sports activities.
