Rwanda U19 ladies’s cricket head coach Adelin Tuyizere is assured his staff can safe Africa’s lone ticket to the 2027 ICC U19 Ladies’s T20 World Cup.
Rwanda’s World Cup qualification marketing campaign begins on Sunday, August 30, on the Africa Division 1 match in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, which runs till September 5.
The eight collaborating groups have been divided into two teams. Rwanda are in Group A alongside Zimbabwe, Namibia and Kenya, whereas Group B options Nigeria, Uganda, hosts Tanzania and Malawi.
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Tuyizere believes Rwanda’s earlier encounters with their group opponents give his gamers priceless expertise heading into the competitors, whereas Zimbabwe’s earlier World Cup look gives extra motivation.
“Zimbabwe, Namibia and Kenya are groups that we have now performed earlier than, and that offers us the entire alternative on the planet to present it a go,” Tuyizere mentioned.
“Having been on the World Cup would be the motivation going into this specific match,” he added.
Rwanda will open their marketing campaign towards Zimbabwe on Sunday at 2pm on the NTS Group TCA Enviornment earlier than taking up Namibia on Monday. They may conclude the group stage towards Kenya on September 2.
Regardless of the importance of the matches, Tuyizere needs his gamers to stay centered on the duty instantly in entrance of them.
“Each sport is a special sport and we are going to take one sport at a time. I’m trying on the gamers getting the very best out of themselves, executing their roles and getting higher each sport,” he mentioned.
Confidence in Rwanda’s squad
Tuyizere believes Rwanda have sufficient high quality and willpower to problem for the qualification ticket.
He singled out Fanny Utagushimaninde and Ruth Uwimana as gamers who’re in fine condition forward of the match, whereas stressing that the complete squad can have an essential position to play.
“Fanny Utagushimaninde and Ruth are in fine condition. I rely on them, however on the entire squad as properly. They’re hungry to supply efficiency,” Tuyizere mentioned.
Fanny already has worldwide expertise, having made her senior T20I debut at a younger age and delivered essential performances for Rwanda.
Likelihood to make historical past…once more
The match represents one other main step within the improvement of ladies’s youth cricket in Rwanda, however the stakes are even increased, with the winner incomes Africa’s solely place on the 2027 ICC U19 Ladies’s T20 World Cup.
Rwanda might want to navigate a aggressive group earlier than turning their consideration to the knockout stage.
The semi-finals are scheduled for Thursday, September 3, with the primary match beginning at 9:30am and the second at 2pm.
Placement matches will observe on Saturday, September 5, whereas the ultimate is scheduled for 2pm.
With Zimbabwe, Namibia and Kenya standing between Rwanda and the subsequent stage, Tuyizere is relying on his gamers’ expertise, self-discipline and starvation to supply a robust marketing campaign.
For now, nonetheless, his message stays easy: take it one sport at a time.
