{"id":446470,"date":"2011-06-23T11:00:08","date_gmt":"2011-06-23T11:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/23\/fifa-salutes-countrys-qualification\/"},"modified":"2011-06-23T11:00:08","modified_gmt":"2011-06-23T11:00:08","slug":"fifa-salutes-countrys-qualification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/23\/fifa-salutes-countrys-qualification\/","title":{"rendered":"Fifa Salutes Country&#8217;s Qualification"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"23.8927773641\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newtimes.co.rw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/newtimes180.jpg\" alt=\"The New Times (Kigali)\" title=\"Visit The New Times (Kigali)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bonnie Mugabe<\/p>\n<p>23 June 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>The great milestone of playing at a Fifa World Cup has not gone unnoticed.<\/p>\n<p>FIFA yesterday hailed Rwanda for their involvement in the on-going Fifa U-17 World Cup in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>The world football governing body&#8217;s Secretary General Jerome Valcke commended the local football body (Ferwafa) for making the most of the newly-set up Amavubi academy.<\/p>\n<p>80% of the team that is featuring at the World Cup is a product of the academy which was inaugurated in April 2005 by Fifa President Joseph Sepp Blatter.<\/p>\n<p>The academy started operations two years ago with 30 players selected across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Marcel Nzarora, Michel Rusheshangoga, Celestin Ndayishimiye, Emery Bayisenge, Eric Nsabimana, Robert Ndatimana, Justin Mico, Kabes Hategekimana and Innocent Mugabo are all products of the academy.<\/p>\n<p>Africa&#8217;s big guns Nigeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco and Tunisia all failed to qualify for the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read More:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201106230745.html\" title=\"Fifa Salutes Country's Qualification\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fifa Salutes Country&#8217;s Qualification<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Bonnie Mugabe 23 June 2011 The great milestone of playing at a Fifa World Cup has not gone unnoticed. FIFA yesterday hailed Rwanda for their involvement in the on-going Fifa U-17 World Cup in Mexico. 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