{"id":54771,"date":"2025-07-05T15:01:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T15:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/twelve-rwandan-talents-selected-for-arsenal-training-camp\/"},"modified":"2025-07-05T15:07:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T15:07:33","slug":"twelve-rwandan-talents-selected-for-arsenal-training-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/twelve-rwandan-talents-selected-for-arsenal-training-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"Twelve Rwandan young talents selected for Arsenal training camp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The selection process, held at Green Hills Academy in Kigali on July 4, 2025, involved children from various football academies across Kigali City, with a significant number from FTPR Lions Academy.<\/p>\n<p>The event featured competitive matches among the participants, allowing coaches to evaluate and identify the most promising players. <\/p>\n<p>Shining Football Academy claimed victory in the Under-9 category, while FTPR Lions Academy secured the overall title, outperforming other academies, including Agaciro Football Academy, Centre Gikondo, and Esperance Football Academy.<\/p>\n<p>The selected twelve will travel to England next week, supported by Green Hills Academy and Kigali International Community School. <\/p>\n<p>Alain Mbabazi, Athletic Director at Green Hills Academy, expressed confidence in the initiative\u2019s success, noting that the chosen players are expected to excel.<\/p>\n<p>He also highlighted the potential for Arsenal to retain some of these talents based on their performance during the camp.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-90387\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/whatsapp_image_2025-07-05_at_03.57_57-3a916.jpg\" alt=\"The selection process, held at Green Hills Academy in Kigali on July 4, 2025, involved children from various football academies across Kigali City, with a significant number from FTPR Lions Academy.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-90386\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/whatsapp_image_2025-07-05_at_03.57_51-93231.jpg\" alt=\"The event featured competitive matches among the participants, allowing coaches to evaluate and identify the most promising players. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-90389\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/whatsapp_image_2025-07-05_at_03_58.03-4afed.jpg\" alt=\"FTPR Lions Academy won the trophy in the under-11 category.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-90388\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/whatsapp_image_2025-07-05_at_03.58_06-2971e.jpg\" alt=\"Alain Mbabazi, Athletic Director at Green Hills Academy, expressed confidence in the initiative\u2019s success, noting that the chosen players are expected to excel.\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twelve exceptionally talented young footballers have been chosen from a pool of 150 to participate in a three-week training camp at Arsenal Football Club, facilitated through a partnership with the Government of Rwanda.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000090385,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-54771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default 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