U-17 AFCON: Cadet Lions Train In Rwanda

The national men’s U-17 football team is in Rwanda where they will continue training ahead of the 13th edition of the Total U-17 Africa Cup of Nations which will take place from April 14 to 28, 2019 in Tanzania. The delegation left the country on Tuesday March 26, 2019 for Kigali, Rwanda via the Yaounde Nsimalen International Airport on board Ethiopian Airlines flight.

Reports from Kigali say the team arrived in Kigali at 1:00 a.m. yesterday march 27, 2019. The morning was mainly for rest and the players had their first training session in the afternoon. It will be an opportunity for the players to acclimatize ahead of the competition.

Sources close to the team say 23 players will have to be chosen for the Tanzanian campaign. According to our source, the training camp began yesterday March 27, 2019 and will run till April 6, 2019.

After training in Rwanda, the team will travel to Tanzania on April 7, 2019. Prior to their departure, the team trained in Yaounde working out winning strategies in order to ensure the best result in Tanzania. The players had their last training session at the Yaounde Omnisports Annex Number Two Stadium.

The training session lasted for 1h30 minutes under the watchful eyes of Head coach, Thomas Libiih. Also, as part of their training, the team played several friendly matches with local football academies in the country. On Saturday March 23, 2019 the U-17 Lions beat ICKA Football training centre 3-2 in a friendly encounter in Yaounde.

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