AWC: Rwanda line Up Tough Friendlies For Nigeria

*Nigeria's Nkwocha

The Rwanda women national team has lined-up an international friendly fixture against Zambia scheduled for May 4 in Kigali as part of the two teams' final phase of preparations for the final round of qualifying of the 2014 Africa Women Championship.

This year's African Women Championship will be hosted by Namibia in October.

Kayiranga said coach Grace Nyinawumuntu’s team are looking to consolidating their preparations for the final qualification round fixture against Nigeria. Zambia on the other hand plays Zimbabwe in the final qualifying round.

“Our team is promising and it’s our responsibility to prepare the players in every way possible. We believe a friendly match against a superior team like Zambia would help them to prepare for the tricky match against Nigeria which is one of the most successful teams in African women football history."
Kayiranga said Rwanda will set up its preparation camp on April 26 to begin the final preparations for the Super Falcons of Nigeria.
 Head coach Nyinawumuntu said, “After seven years without participating in African competitions, we want to show Africa and the rest of Africa that women football does exist in Rwanda.”
“We still have some shortcomings but we hope to rectify them in our game against Zambia. We need to work extra hard. We have to up our game if we are to overcome Nigeria. It will not be easy against Nigeria because all my players are in-experienced while Nigeria has featured in many Africa and World championships,” Nyinawumuntu added.