Amavubi beat Sudan to reach CECAFA Challenge Cup final

Rwanda national football team is through to the final of 2015 CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup tournament after beating Sudan in the semi-final 4-2 on penalty shoot-out in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa.

Thursday, December 03, 2015
Mugiraneza scored the equalizing goal for Amavubi against Sudan. (Timothy Kisambira)

Rwanda national football team is through to the final of 2015 CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup tournament after beating Sudan in the semi-final 4-2 on penalty shoot-out in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa.

After a goalless normal time, the match went into extra time and it was the Sudanese, who took the lead on the 97th minute through Atahir El Tahir before Jean-Baptiste Mugiraneza equalized for Amavubi on the 110th minute. The goal came from a clever pass from skipper Haruna Niyonzima.

Rwanda netted all four penalties through Niyonzima, Jacques Tuyisenge, Djihad Bizimana and Ernest Sugira. Sudan scored through Ibrahim Ahmad Hassan and Mohammed Tahir Osman while Atahir El Tahir and Mazin Elfalah Ahmed missed theirs. Rwanda is waiting the winner between Ethiopia and Uganda.