By Korede James
Algerian Adel Amrouche has been confirmed as the new head coach of the Rwandan national team.
The Rwanda Football Association (RFA) announced on Sunday that Amrouche, 56, would take over from German coach Torsten Spittler.
Amrouche’s first assignment will be to handle Rwanda’s Amavubi against the Super Eagles of Nigeria in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier on March 17 in Kigali.
Rwanda currently top the group with seven points, four points ahead of the Super Eagles.
Amrouche began his coaching career in 1988 with the youth ranks of local club OMR El Annasser while playing for the senior team.
He held the same role during his playing stints with USM Alger and RC Kouba.
In 2002, he was appointed as the coach of Congolese club Motema Pembe and in 2007, he became the coach of the Burundi national team.
In March 2023 he became the head coach of Tanzania and led them to the Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire.
Amrouche was suspended by the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) in January 2024 and given an eight-match ban and fined $10,000 by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The ban was given after he suggested that Morocco had influence in CAF to manipulate the match scheduling and officiating.
