{"id":99063,"date":"2025-04-08T19:18:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T19:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/kwibuka-womens-t20-tournament-to-attract-more-foreign-countries"},"modified":"2025-04-08T19:18:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T19:18:23","slug":"kwibuka-womens-t20-tournament-to-attract-more-foreign-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/kwibuka-womens-t20-tournament-to-attract-more-foreign-countries","title":{"rendered":"Kwibuka Women\u2019s T20 tournament to attract more foreign countries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>The 2025 Kwibuka Cricket Tournament will have many foreign teams in attendance as the Rwanda Cricket Association hopes to take the competition to another level.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament which is set to take place from June 2 to 15 at Gahanga Cricket Stadium, is part of sporting activities, lined up to commemorate the 31st anniversary of the genocide against the Tutsi through sports.<\/p>\n<p>Emmanuel Byiringiro, the General Manager of Rwanda Cricket Association, told Times Sport that this year&#8217;s edition promises to \u201cbe even bigger,\u201d as 11 invitations have already been sent.<\/p>\n<p>Invited countries include holders Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Nigeria, Malawi, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Nepal, Brazil, Malaysia and United Arab Emirates (UAE).<\/p>\n<p>Rwanda Women&#8217;s cricket team players celebrate during the past edition of Kwibuka T20 tournament-File<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Invitations have already been sent and we could have new participants in this year\u2019s tournament,&#8221; Byiringiro told Times Sport.<\/p>\n<p>The Kwibuka T20 Tournament has been running since 2014. 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