Rwanda has despatched a delegation of 243 scholar athletes to Morogoro, Tanzania, for the twenty fourth East African Inter-Faculty Video games (FEASSSA), which can run from August 12 to 23.
The delegation includes 120 ladies and 123 boys, divided into 20 groups, and can compete in seven disciplines: soccer, volleyball, basketball, 3×3 basketball, desk tennis, athletics and handball.
For the primary time, Rwanda will subject a number of groups within the Below-15 class, with boys’ and ladies’ groups competing in soccer, volleyball and handball.
The event follows a brand new partnership between the Rwanda Faculty Sport Federation (FRSS) and the Ministry of Sports activities, with a number of of the younger athletes having beforehand participated in sports activities retreats organised throughout the nation.
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Within the Below-20 class, GS Tabagwe from Nyagatare District and Kiziguro SS from Gatsibo will signify Rwanda in boys’ and ladies’ handball respectively. PSSB Huye will compete in ladies’ soccer, whereas CGFK Kicukiro will signify the nation in boys’ soccer.
In basketball, ESB Kamonyi will compete within the ladies’ class, whereas ITS Kigali from Gasabo will signify Rwanda in boys’ basketball. ESB Kamonyi can even subject each boys’ and ladies’ groups in 3×3 basketball.
GS Indangaburezi from Ruhango will compete in ladies’ volleyball, whereas Nyanza TSS will signify Rwanda in boys’ volleyball.
Six boys and three ladies will compete in desk tennis, whereas 5 boys and 5 ladies will contest the athletics occasions, all within the Below-20 class.
Talking to the delegation earlier than their departure, Training Minister Joseph Nsengimana urged the scholar athletes to work exhausting, keep self-discipline and return dwelling with medals and trophies.
“Go and make the nation shine and let your exhausting work repay by bringing medals and trophies again dwelling. I additionally wish to remind you that good manners must be amongst your core ideas.”
Nsengimana additionally cautioned the scholars in opposition to consuming illicit alcohol and inspired them to keep up excessive requirements, urging them to work in the direction of representing Rwanda on the most important phases of world sport sooner or later.
“I come right here to want you good luck in your video games. I’m certain you’ll do properly and make Rwanda proud,” he mentioned.
FRSS president Luke Karemangingo mentioned the scholar athletes had been properly ready and expressed confidence that they might enhance on Rwanda’s efficiency at earlier editions.
“We have now tried to pick out the most effective gamers throughout the seven disciplines wherein Rwanda will probably be represented. Our goal is to groom abilities that may serve our future nationwide and native groups. They’ll compete in opposition to the most effective from different nations, and we consider they are going to handle the strain and ship.”
A complete of 16 sports activities will probably be contested on the twenty fourth FEASSSA Video games, with Uganda, Burundi, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda and hosts Tanzania collaborating.
Rwanda will probably be trying to enhance on its efficiency on the 2025 FEASSSA Video games in Kenya, the place the nation despatched 262 college students and returned with 4 medals — two gold and two silver.
