{"id":2000105220,"date":"2026-03-12T14:18:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T12:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/?p=2000105220"},"modified":"2026-03-12T17:59:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T15:59:20","slug":"amavubi-gets-new-head-coach-stephen-constantine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/amavubi-gets-new-head-coach-stephen-constantine\/","title":{"rendered":"Amavubi gets new head coach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In a statement released on Thursday, the federation highlighted that the appointment \u2018reflects Rwanda’s continued commitment to strengthening football structures and achieving excellence on the continental and global stage\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coach Constantine is set to take charge of the Amavubi squad on Monday, March 16, 2026, and will immediately begin preparations with the existing team ahead of the FIFA Series Tournament scheduled later this month in Kigali City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FERWAFA announced that further details regarding technical plans, strategic objectives, and the roadmap for the teams will be shared during an official press conference planned for next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stephen Constantine previously served as the team\u2019s head coach between 2014 and 2015 before leaving to take charge of the India national football team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During his earlier stint with Amavubi, Constantine had been tasked with preparing the team for the 2016 African Nations Championship (CHAN), which was hosted in Rwanda. After his departure, Rwanda went on to reach the quarter-finals of the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He returns to Rwanda at a time when the country is ranked 131st in the FIFA rankings, compared with 68th when he left the role, the highest position Rwanda has ever achieved in its history. During his tenure, Amavubi remained unbeaten at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the seven matches played during that period, the team lost only one, against Congo national football team, while drawing two games against Burundi national football team and Morocco national football team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2025, Constantine expressed his continued appreciation for Rwanda after defeating Nigeria national football team on their home ground. He described Rwanda as a country that has made progress in football with talented players.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stephen Constantine has been confirmed as new Amavubi head coach. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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The Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA) has officially confirmed Stephen Constantine as the new Head Coach of the Rwanda Senior Men National Football Team (Amavubi) and the Rwanda U-23 National Team on a two-year renewable contract.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2000105221,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[151,69],"byline":[160],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000105220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-editors-choice","tag-homehighlights","byline-theophile-niyitegeka"],"bylines":[{"id":160,"name":"Th\u00e9ophile Niyitegeka","slug":"theophile-niyitegeka","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":3}],"contributors":[{"id":160,"name":"Th\u00e9ophile Niyitegeka","slug":"theophile-niyitegeka","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":3}],"featured_image":{"id":2000105221,"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sstev.jpg","alt":"","caption":"Stephen Constantine is new Amavubi head coach. ","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":1000,"height":750,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sstev.jpg","width":150,"height":113},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sstev.jpg","width":300,"height":225},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sstev.jpg","width":768,"height":576},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sstev.jpg","width":1000,"height":750},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sstev.jpg","width":1000,"height":750}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000105220","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\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000105220"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000105220\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000105249,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000105220\/revisions\/2000105249"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000105221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000105220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000105220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000105220"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000105220"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000105220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}