Rwanda is expected to participate at the inaugural Great Lakes Friendship Karate Tournament in DR Congo next month after receiving an invitation to the competition on Thursday, August 19. The tournament is scheduled for September 23-26 in Goma, at Cap Kivu Hotel. At least nine countries have been invited including Angola, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. In this afternoon, the @RwandaOlympic Pres. @uwayotheo who is also Pres. @RwandaKarate & member of Ex. Board of UFAK, received in his offices Pres. of Karate Fed. of RDC Freddy L’A KOMBO to discuss partnerships ahead of the “Tournoi d’Amitié des Grands-Lacs Goma, 1ère Edition”. pic.twitter.com/cJ3Lp0dLkR — Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee (@RwandaOlympic) August 19, 2021 Rwanda’s invitation was delivered by the head of Federation des Karates du Congo (FEKACO), Freddy L’a Kombo, who led a delegation that visited Rwanda on Thursday. The delegation was received by President of the Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee, Theogene Uwayo, who also doubles as the president of the local karate governing body – Ferwaka. The two federations also discussed potential areas of partnership ahead of the competition.
