Who will answer for the non-performing Amavubi?

Editor,Amavubi STARS Coach Eric Nshimiyimana’s explanations are not convincing at all. If we all agree that Rwandan soccer is becoming a profitable business, how can someone retain this non-performing post and still lead the national team?Someone needs to be answerable for wasting the hard-earned taxpayers’ money.Daniel, Kigali***********************Daniel,I very much fear non-performance in Rwandan football cannot be blamed on a single individual, be it the national coach. It is an across-the-board problem where the responsibility is shared among different people and institutions.And as I have argued in this paper before, we need to just put a huge cross on the current crop of the footballing fraternity and redevelop the beautiful game in our country from a completely new beginning, starting with the grassroots – primary school and local levels, including a more methodical investment in schools’ sports programmes, dietary habits, and zonal competitions culminating in national tournaments at least at the secondary school level, etc.The alternative is to continue as now; a lot of hopeful hoopla before each tournament in which a Rwandan team is involved, followed by the predictable and rapid let-down.Mwene Kalinda, KigaliReactions to the story, “Nshimiyimana calls for patience after Cecafa exit” (The New Times, December 11)

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Who will answer for the non-performing Amavubi?