Rwanda’s national Taekwondo team ‘Kyorugi’ on Thursday night left the country for Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, where they are expected to take part in the African Tekwondo Championship scheduled from November 4-5.

The team, coached by Korean Master JI-Man Jeong, has been undergoing intensive training over the past three weeks before flying to Abidjan for the G4-level Taekwondo event. They departed Kigali International Airport on Thursday night 1.45am aboard Ethiopian Airlines.

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At least 21 countries will be represented at this year’s African Taekwondo Championship. They include Rwanda, hosts Cote d’Ivoire, Kenya, Sudan, Central African Republic, Egypt, Senegal, Somalia, Eswatini, Ghana, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, The Gambia, Chad, Botswana, Madagascar, Lesotho, Niger, Djibouti, Burkina Faso and Morocco.

The last African Championship was held in Kigali last year and despite hosting the championship, Rwanda managed to win a bronze medal in Kyorugi and came third in Poomsae.

At the time, Egypt topped of the medal rankings with 116 medals including 48 golds, 33 silvers and 35 bronzes.

Rwandan team to Cote d’Ivoire

1. Benoît Kayitare (C) -58kg

2. Vincent Munyakazi -68kg

3. Nadege Umurerwa -67kg

4. Aline Ndacyayisenga -57Kg

Coaches: Master JI-Man Jeong (Head Coach), Master Eugene Ntawangundi (Assistant Coach).