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Political and military agendas unsettle Rwandan football

Rwandan president Paul Kagame in a stadium. © SEYLLOU / AFP

The Rwanda Football Federation is in a state of crisis. Its feuding president and secretary general resigned last month within 24 hours of each other, pushed by underlying political and military influences. [...]

Published on 04/05/2023 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Beninese and Rwandan football federations tackle dispute over CAN qualifier

Several officials of the Beninese football federation have been irked by arrangements for a recent Benin versus Rwanda football match, and suspect Kagame had a hand in the affair. The match was a 2024 African Cup of Nations qualifying game and was supposed to be played in Cotonou, but after being delayed by 48 hours, was finally held in Kigali.

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By participating in Mozambican operations, the Rwandan army, already busy in the Central African Republic and South Sudan, has become one of Kigali's key exports. President Paul Kagame relies on a structure geared to external operations, and on allies beyond Africa.

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Rwandan Chief of Staff Jean-Bosco Kazura is currently holding a series of meetings with African chiefs of staff (photo from 2013).

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