The Rwanda Football Federation, Ferwafa, has made a U-turn on its earlier decision to disqualify Rwamagana City from the second division playoffs after verifying evidence again. The Eastern Province-based side will face Interforce in the semi-finals. The decision came after Rwamagana appealed against Ferwafas decision to penalize them for using a suspended player who had allegedly been given three cumulative yellow cards. In their appeal, Rwamagana insisted that the playet in question, Joshua Mbanza, did not have three yellow cards and was eligible to play the second-leg match against AS Muhanga in quarter-finals. In a statement released on Thursday, Ferwafa ruled in Rwamaganas favour. Evidence shows that Joshua Mbanza did not receive a yellow card in the match between Nyagatare FC and Rwamagana City on May 22, 2022. It further added, The final decision of the (competitions) commission is that Rwamagana will play Interforce in the semi-finals. Rwamagana had been dismissed after AS Muhanga, whom they saw off in the last eight, complained to Ferwafa that Mbanza was ineligible to be featured. However, throughout the process, Rwamagana maintained that the complaint was baseless and urged Ferwafa to dig through their records to give them justice. By press time on Friday, the local football governing body was yet to determine the day and venue for the semi-final first leg match between Rwamagana and Interforce. We will announce when the match will take place and the stadium in the near future, the statement from Ferwafa said.
