FIFA President Sepp Blatter will be among the many continental and international football dignitaries who will be visiting Rwanda during the African Youth Championship (AYC) in Kigali next month.
The tournament, scheduled to take place from January 18 to February 1, 2009, involves Ghanas U-20 team Black Satellites.
According to the Rwandan Federation’s chief executive officer Jules Kalisa, Blatter (72) wrote to the federation informing them that he would be coming to grace the two-week tournament.
Hosts Rwanda, Mali, Cameroon and Ghana are drawn in Group A while South Africa’s Amajita is drawn in group B against favorite winners, Nigeria, Ivory Coast and FIFA Under-20 World Cup hosts Egypt.
Rwanda opens the competition against Mali at Amahoro Stadium on January 18, 2009 before another cracker sees Ghana taking on arch rivals Cameroon.
The CAF U-20 African Championship is held every two years with the top four teams qualifying for the FIFA World Youth Championship and the winner automatically qualifying to the finals of the 2009 Youth World Cup due in Cairo, Egypt.