Alphonse Munyantwali to serve as new President of FERWAFA

Alphonse Munyantwali has been elected as the new president of the Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA) for the next two years, receiving 50 of the 56 votes cast by federation members during an extraordinary general assembly held on Saturday, June 24 at Lemigo Hotel.

Munyantwali, was the only candidate for the position.

He succeeds Olivier Mugabo Nizeyimana, who resigned from his role in April for personal reasons.

Munyantwali, after being elected said that “I know and love football, I have played it and supported it throughout my career,”

Munyantwali was the former governor of Southern and Western Provinces is not new in the world of football. He was the Mayor of Nyamagabe District when Amagaju FC got promoted to the topflight league in 2015.

Meanwhile Marcel Habyarimana was re-elected as FERWAFA’s first vice president in charge of administration and finances, while Richard Mugisha was elected as second vice president in charge of technical development.

Jean Marie Rugambwa, was chosen to serve as the FERWAFA financial commissioner
,Quinta Rwakunda was elected as the commissioner for marketing and fundraising, Amani Evariste Turatsinze was elected as the commissioner in charge of organizing the competition, while Hamdan Habimana became Technical and Development Commissioner of Football.

Also, Ancille Munyankana was elected as the commissioner for women’s football, Louis Rurangirwa elected as the commissioner for safety and ethics in sports.

Claudine Gasarabwe will serve as the commissioner for law, Herbert Gatsinzi is Sports Medicine Commissioner, while Vedaste Ngendahayo was elected as the commissioner in charge of national teams.