{"id":18841,"date":"2022-06-02T09:15:35","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T09:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/afcon-2023-kagere-eyes-mozambique-victory"},"modified":"2022-06-02T09:23:54","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T09:23:54","slug":"afcon-2023-kagere-eyes-mozambique-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/afcon-2023-kagere-eyes-mozambique-victory","title":{"rendered":"AFCON 2023: Kagere eyes Mozambique victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span><b>Thursday<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Mozambique vs Rwanda<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Amavubi striker, Meddie Kagere has made a rallying call to his team mates to do everything possible to get a winning start in the 2023 Africa nations qualifiers by getting a win against Mozambique.<\/p>\n<p>Amavubi will face Mozambique in their opening game before visiting champions Senegal and facing Benin with the winner of this group automatically qualifying for the final tournament in Ivory Coast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are dangerous opponents. It is a game, however, that we can win if we play to our maximum potential,\u201d the Simba SC striker added.<\/p>\n<p>Rwanda made her debut at the continent\u2019s most prestigious football tournament in 2004 and that was the last time Amavubi played at the biennial showpiece.<\/p>\n<p>Amavubi head coach, Carlos Ferrer believes that the Amavubi players will adapt to his philosophy of attacking football over time and dominating possession with the purpose of making it count in the final third.<\/p>\n<p>Amavubi midfielder Rafael York said it is imperative that the team starts the qualifying campaign on a winning note.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are starting the race to qualify for Afcon and we know we are going to play for Rwanda\u2019s pride so winning the first game will be our priority. With that in mind, I expect each of them to give their best,\u201d York said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\">Rwanda<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. Thursday Mozambique vs Rwanda Amavubi striker, Meddie Kagere has made a rallying call to his team mates to do everything possible to get a winning start in the 2023 Africa nations qualifiers by getting a win against Mozambique. 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