{"id":2000103280,"date":"2026-02-25T12:49:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T10:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/?p=2000103280"},"modified":"2026-02-25T12:49:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T10:49:04","slug":"amahoro-stadium-closed-for-fifa-series-2026-preparations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/amahoro-stadium-closed-for-fifa-series-2026-preparations\/","title":{"rendered":"Amahoro stadium closed for FIFA Series 2026 preparations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Jules Karangwa, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Rwanda Premier League, explained that the closure is the reason for several changes in scheduled matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe stadium is being prepared for FIFA Series matches,\u201d Karangwa told RBA. \u201cAfter the recent match between Kiyovu Sports and APR FC, it was closed for maintenance. It is expected to reopen after March 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added, \u201cWe have looked into alternatives, but in order to meet FIFA\u2019s standards for the tournament, the stadium must remain closed. We will continue to organize matches at other venues in the meantime.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amahoro Stadium was originally set to host the match between Rayon Sports and Al Hilal SC. The fixture has now been moved to Kigali Pel\u00e9 Stadium and will take place on Wednesday, February 25, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the FIFA Series 2026, starting on March 26, Amahoro Stadium will host Group A matches, featuring Estonia, Grenada, Kenya, and Rwanda. Group B matches, including Aruba, Liechtenstein, Tanzania, and Macau, will be played at Kigali Pel\u00e9 Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Amahoro Stadium was originally set to host the match between Rayon Sports and Al Hilal SC. The fixture has now been moved to Kigali Pel\u00e9 Stadium and will take place on Wednesday, February 25, 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Amahoro Stadium has been temporarily closed to allow preparations for the upcoming FIFA Series 2026, the international tournament organised by the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000103281,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[151,69],"byline":[192],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000103280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-editors-choice","tag-homehighlights","byline-wycliffe-nyamasege"],"bylines":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"contributors":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"featured_image":{"id":2000103281,"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/50272-339b8.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":1000,"height":583,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/50272-339b8.jpg","width":150,"height":87},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/50272-339b8.jpg","width":300,"height":175},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/50272-339b8.jpg","width":768,"height":448},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/50272-339b8.jpg","width":1000,"height":583},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/50272-339b8.jpg","width":1000,"height":583}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000103280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000103280"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000103280\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000103283,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000103280\/revisions\/2000103283"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000103281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000103280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000103280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000103280"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000103280"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000103280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}