{"id":3786,"date":"2026-09-18T10:02:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T10:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/?p=3786"},"modified":"2026-09-18T10:02:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T10:02:50","slug":"goalless-draw-ends-rwanda-u20s-cecafa-qualifying-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/18\/goalless-draw-ends-rwanda-u20s-cecafa-qualifying-campaign\/sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Goalless draw ends Rwanda U20\u2019s CECAFA qualifying campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"799\" src=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/whatsapp_image_2026-09-17_at_21.37_39_2_-54686.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/whatsapp_image_2026-09-17_at_21.37_39_2_-54686.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/whatsapp_image_2026-09-17_at_21.37_39_2_-54686-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/whatsapp_image_2026-09-17_at_21.37_39_2_-54686-767x613.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rwanda\u2019s hopes of reaching the Africa U20 Cup of Nations qualifying stage ended on Thursday after a goalless draw with Ethiopia left the team with one point from two matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rwanda needed a victory at Uhuru Stadium in Dar es Salaam to keep its campaign alive but could not break down Ethiopia\u2019s defence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The result came four days after Rwanda opened the CECAFA tournament with a 3-0 defeat to hosts Tanzania, leaving the team with one point in Group A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tanzania lead the group on three points and will face Ethiopia in the remaining group match. The result of that game will determine the final standings, with Rwanda already eliminated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Rwanda squad, coached by Cassa Mbungo Andr\u00e9, is due to return to Kigali on Friday, Sept. 18, after just four days in the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/whatsapp_image_2026-09-17_at_21.37_38-ddf8f.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/whatsapp_image_2026-09-17_at_21.37_38-ddf8f.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/whatsapp_image_2026-09-17_at_21.37_38-ddf8f-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/whatsapp_image_2026-09-17_at_21.37_38-ddf8f-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team and its delegation are scheduled to leave Tanzania through Julius Nyerere International Airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rwanda\u2019s participation in the tournament came after funding for the trip was secured late through cooperation between the Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA) and the Ministry of Sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tournament serves as a pathway for teams seeking qualification for the Africa U20 Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rwanda\u2019s hopes of reaching the Africa U20 Cup of Nations qualifying stage ended on Thursday after a goalless draw with Ethiopia left the team with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3787,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,43,35,27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-africa-news","category-current_affairs","category-regional","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3786"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3786\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3789,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3786\/revisions\/3789"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}