Alphonse Munyantwali is the new President of the Rwanda Football Federation (Ferwafa) after members voted for him during an extraordinary general assembly held at Lemigo Hotel, Kigali.
Munyantwali, who was running for the top position unopposed, won the elections after collecting 50 votes out of a possible 56 from members of the FA who were allowed to vote. His election comes just two months after he was appointed chairman of Police FC. He replaces outgoing Olivier Mugabo Nizeyimana who stepped down from the FA office in April citing personal reasons.
Speaking after being elected, Munyantwali stated his mission by saying as quoted by Times Sport: “My target will be focusing on leadership and management and I have been in it for a long time. I will give you the floor and space to reach the [executive] committee, share your ideas…. trust me, you don’t have to worry about it.”
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He added: “We need to have a clear vision of our football, build together a good image of the federation as well as maintain partnerships we have built with our stakeholders from different parts of the world. We also need to promote our league and make it professional and we can only achieve it if we professionalize the federation’s operations.”
During the elections, Marcel Matiku Habyarimana, was re-elected FA’s first vice President in charge of Administration and Finance while Richard Mugisha was elected second vice President in charge of Technical Development. The two were also running for the positions unopposed.