The commitment was made by the Technical Director at FERWAFA, Hussein Habimana while closing football competition that brought together youngsters across Rwanda at IPRC Kigali stadium on Wednesday.
Dubbed ‘Ambassadors of Foot Ball’, the three-day Christian programme competition was organized by the Association of Pentecostal Church in Rwanda (ADEPR) under the theme ‘Play For Peace’.
Eleven teams from across the country participated in the competition with Muhoza Team of Musanze District shining in male category while Kagamba Team from Gicumbi District shined in female category.
The legal representative of ADEPR, Ephrem Karuranga said that the programme fulfilled the church objective of guiding the youth by teaching them Christian values.
He said that ADEPR plans to build a strong Football team.
FERWAFA’s Habimana lauded the initiative saying that it provides young talents with opportunity to bloom into great players.
“I commit my support to ADEPR in this programme. We shall give out trainings to the children’s coaches and systematic follow-up on promising talents,” he promised.
Speaking to the media, the programme country coordinator, Jean Paul Seneza hailed the government of Rwanda and sponsors’ support to make the competition successful.
The Football Ambassadors Programme aims at inspiring youngsters and equipping them to build Christ-centred relationships through football.
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