Rwanda’s Algerian coach, Adel Amrouche has named a 28-man provisional list of players that will face Nigeria on Friday in Kigali and then Lesotho on Tuesday on the same ground.
He will, however, prune the squad to 23 as the countdown to the encounter with Nigeria continues.
Midfielders Hakim Sahabo and Rafael York are among the returnees to the squad of the new coach.
Amavubi’s 28-man provisional squad, which was summoned by new head coach Adel Amrouche.
The duo’s last call up was on June 11, 2024, when Amavubi defeated Lesotho 1-0 in South Africa.
They were suspended from the team by former coach Torsten Spittler due to disciplinary reasons.
Also, back to the squad is attacking midfielder Djabel Imanishimwe who plays for Naft Al Wassat in Iraq.
The former APR captain hasn’t featured for Amavubi since February 6, 2022 when he played in an AFCON qualifier against Mozambique.
Other key returnees are goalkeeper Maxime Wenssens who wasn’t selected during Amavubi’s 2025 AFCON qualifiers as well as APR shot-stopper Pierre Ishimwe who has now cemented his place as APR’s number 1.
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