{"id":98044,"date":"2025-03-18T18:29:15","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T18:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/omborenga-nshimiyimana-leave-amavubi-camp-after-fathers-death"},"modified":"2025-04-18T17:57:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T17:57:32","slug":"omborenga-nshimiyimana-leave-amavubi-camp-after-fathers-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/omborenga-nshimiyimana-leave-amavubi-camp-after-fathers-death","title":{"rendered":"Omborenga, Nshimiyimana leave Amavubi camp after father&#8217;s death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Rayon Sports defender Fitina Omborenga and his younger brother Yunusu Nshimiyimana of APR FC on Monday, March 17, left Rwanda&#8217;s training camp following the death of their father, Rwanda FA has confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Both players had training sessions with the rest of the squad on Monday before going home in the night after they were told that their father passed away earlier in the day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were given permission to leave the camp and attend the burial of their deceased father,\u201d federation media officer Maurice Mutuyimana told Times Sport.<\/p>\n<p>The national team will observe a minute of silence in support of the duo before Tuesday\u2019s training sessions, Mutuyimana said.<\/p>\n<p>the two players also share the same father as former Amavubi defender and current Gorilla FC assistant coach Abouba Sibomana.<\/p>\n<p>Omborenga and Nshimiyimana are part of Adel Amrouche\u2019s 28-man squad preparing for two World Cup 2026 qualifiers against Nigeria on Friday, March 21 and Lesotho on March 25. Both matches will take place at Amahoro Stadium in Kigali.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Rwanda sits top of Group C with 7 points but they must avoid unfavorable results against Nigeria and Lesotho to boost their hopes of qualifying for the World Cup for what would be their first time qualification ever in the country\u2019s history.<\/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. Rayon Sports defender Fitina Omborenga and his younger brother Yunusu Nshimiyimana of APR FC on Monday, March 17, left Rwanda&#8217;s training camp following the death of their father, Rwanda FA has confirmed. 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