{"id":91850,"date":"2024-12-09T14:38:50","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T14:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/rwanda-fa-awaits-spittlers-decision-amid-contract-standoff"},"modified":"2024-12-09T14:47:49","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T14:47:49","slug":"rwanda-fa-awaits-spittlers-decision-amid-contract-standoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/rwanda-fa-awaits-spittlers-decision-amid-contract-standoff","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda FA awaits Spittler\u2019s decision amid contract standoff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>The Rwandan football governing body (FERWAFA) is waiting for Frank Spittler\u2019s response on their proposed offer to extend his deal as Amavubi head coach.<\/p>\n<p>Rwanda will play South Sudan in the first leg of the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers on December 22 but it remains unclear whether Spittler will travel with the team to Juba for the crunch first leg tie as his current one-year deal nears expiration.<\/p>\n<p>Ferwafa Secretary-General Adolphe Kalisa confirmed to Times Sport that a new contract was offered to German coach but he has not informed the federation of his view on the proposed offer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have given the head coach an offer and we are waiting for his response,\u201d Kalisa said.<\/p>\n<p>It is reported that Spittler rejected the offer and is expected to fly to Germany for Christmas and end of year holidays before Amavubi\u2019s clash with South Sudan. Assistant coaches Jimmy Mulisa and Yves Rwasamanzi are likely to be in charge of the two matches.<\/p>\n<p>In November, he told the press that he was not impressed by the way his employers (Ferwafa and the Ministry of Sports) are handling the situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey told me they would like to extend the contract. They were giving me a proposal but it was not really a proposal so I didn\u2019t really care about that. That\u2019s the situation,\u201d her said.<\/p>\n<p>The coach further claimed that, \u201cit should be from their side to show me if they really want me to stay and, with their proposal, they didn\u2019t say something like that to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amavubi, who qualified for the next round after eliminating Djibouti, will enter training camp on December 15 a week before the first leg match in Juba.<\/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. The Rwandan football governing body (FERWAFA) is waiting for Frank Spittler\u2019s response on their proposed offer to extend his deal as Amavubi head coach. 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