{"id":182242,"date":"2016-01-16T16:20:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-16T16:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=182242"},"modified":"2016-01-16T16:20:00","modified_gmt":"2016-01-16T16:20:00","slug":"chan-2016-hosts-rwanda-open-with-win-over-ivory-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/01\/chan-2016-hosts-rwanda-open-with-win-over-ivory-coast\/","title":{"rendered":"CHAN 2016: Hosts Rwanda open with win over Ivory Coast"},"content":{"rendered":"
Hosts Rwanda got their African Nations Championship (CHAN) campaign off to a winning start with a 1-0 victory over Ivory Coast.<\/p>\n
Rwandan defender Emery Bayisenge scored the game’s only goal on 15 minutes.<\/p>\n
The Amavubi had a chance to go 2-0 up on the hour mark but the Elephants’ goalkeeper Badra Ali Sangare managed to keep it out.<\/p>\n
Despite that miss, the hosts went on to secure a crucial opening win in front of their home fans in Kigali.<\/p>\n
The tournament for locally-based players is the biggest sporting event Rwanda has ever hosted.<\/p>\n
It involves 16 teams playing in three cities – with the capital Kigali, as well as Gisenyi in the west and Butare in the south all hosting games.<\/p>\n
The hosts performed well in the run-up to the tournament and Northern Irish coach Johnny McKinstry will be pleased to see his team carry that form into the finals.<\/p>\n
The Elephants, meanwhile, are making their third appearance at this tournament and have yet to get beyond the group stage.<\/p>\n
The Ivorians are the reigning Africa Cup of Nations champions, but that was achieved with a squad that included only one home-based player.<\/p>\n
Gabon face Morocco in the other Group A game on Saturday.
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\nBy: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hosts Rwanda got their African Nations Championship (CHAN) campaign off to a winning start with a 1-0 victory over Ivory Coast. Rwandan defender Emery Bayisenge scored the game’s only goal on 15 minutes. The Amavubi had a chance to go 2-0 up on the hour mark but the Elephants’ goalkeeper Badra Ali Sangare managed to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[142,11],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n