{"id":2000123424,"date":"2026-08-23T14:41:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T12:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000123424"},"modified":"2026-08-23T14:52:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T12:52:04","slug":"rwanda-to-host-feassa-games-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rwanda-to-host-feassa-games-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda to host FEASSA Games 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rwanda was confirmed as the host of the 2027 edition was made during the closing ceremony of the 2026 FEASSA Games in Morogoro, Tanzania, which ran from August 12 to 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FEASSA President Justus Mugisha confirmed that Rwanda would host the next edition of the regional schools sports competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRwanda will host the next FEASSA Games. We look forward to working with our colleagues in Rwanda to ensure the Games are successfully organised,\u201d Mugisha said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Rwanda Federation of School Sports and Culture (FRSS) is planning to hold the 2027 Games, which will be the 24th edition, in Musanze, according to information obtained by IGIHE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement comes after Rwanda recorded its best-ever medal haul at a FEASSA Games held outside the country. Rwandan teams won 13 medals in Morogoro, including five gold, two silver and six bronze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the 23rd edition of the Games, Rwanda was represented by 243 students across 20 teams competing in football, 5&#215;5 basketball, 3&#215;3 basketball, handball, table tennis, volleyball and athletics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rwanda&#8217;s under-15 teams were among the standout performers, winning gold in boys&#8217; volleyball, girls&#8217; handball and girls&#8217; football. ITS Kigali also retained its title in boys&#8217; basketball, while Tuyishime Eric won gold in the 100 metres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rwanda last hosted the FEASSA Games in 2023 in Huye, attracting students from Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since joining FEASSA in 2005, Rwanda has hosted the Games on three other occasions: in Kigali in 2008, Huye in 2015 and Musanze in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2026 edition in Morogoro brought together about 6,000 athletes and 2,000 officials and accompanying members, who competed in 43 sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The competition featured teams from Tanzania, Rwanda, Kenya, Burundi and Uganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"572\" data-id=\"2000123428\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/ab459.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2000123428\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Rwanda was confirmed as the host of the 2027 edition during the closing ceremony of the 2026 FEASSA Games in Morogoro, Tanzania, which ran from August 12 to 22.<\/strong><br><br><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" data-id=\"2000123427\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/amafoto_imikino_ih1_-5d3c4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2000123427\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br>Rwanda was among the five countries that participated in the 2026 FEASSA Games in Morogoro, Tanzania.<br><br><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" data-id=\"2000123426\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/img-20230819-wa0114-717c3-d076b.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2000123426\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Huye hosted the FEASSA Games when Rwanda last hosted the competition in 2023.<\/strong><br><br><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rwanda will host the 2027 Federation of East Africa Secondary Schools Sports Association (FEASSA) Games in August, the regional schools sports body has 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