{"id":108647,"date":"2025-08-30T17:46:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T17:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/richard-mugisha-appointed-rwanda-fa-interim-secretary-general"},"modified":"2025-08-30T17:51:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T17:51:07","slug":"richard-mugisha-appointed-rwanda-fa-interim-secretary-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/richard-mugisha-appointed-rwanda-fa-interim-secretary-general","title":{"rendered":"Richard Mugisha Appointed Rwanda FA Interim Secretary General"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Richard Mugisha will effectively serve as secretary general of the Rwandan football governing body (FERWAFA) on interim basis until a permanent staff to take the role is hired.<\/p>\n<p>Mugisha is now filling the vacant position left by Adolphe Kalisa whose was working with the outgoing FA administration since August 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The federation announced Mugisha&#8217;s appointment just hours after a new executive committee led by FERWAFA President Fabrice Shema was elected during a General Assembly held at Kigali Serena Hotel.<\/p>\n<p>Mugisha is part of the new executive committee as federation&#8217;s Second Vice-President in charge of Technical Matters , and he will juggle both responsibilities until the FA gets a new secretary general.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe executive Commitee has appointed Richard Mugisha as the acting secretary general of Rwanda football federation,\u201d the statement reads in part.<\/p>\n<p>Ferwafa has also maintained Louis Hakizimana who will continue to be the head of Referees Commision until December.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Rwanda<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. 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