Rwanda FA appoint Francois Uwayezu as secretary general

Thursday May 31, 2018. 14:00

The Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA) have announced that Francois Regis Uwayezu has been appointed as the new Secretary General.

The 35-year-old holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree with specialization in Finance and accounting from Mount Kenya University.

Announcing the development, FERWAFA President Sekamana Jean Damascene, expressed his confidence in the appointment.

“I am very pleased to welcome Uwayezu as Secretary General and we look forward to working with him. His expertise in the administration and management as well his football knowledge and experience will be an asset for FERWAFA,” he said.

Uwayezu said, “Football has always been my passion. I am delighted to be joining FERWAFA and I look forward to working together with FERWAFA Executive Committee and other stakeholders to develop Rwandan football and I am quite sure that we will do a great job together,”

At the time of the appointment, Uwayezu has been serving as the Director of Administration and Finance at Rwanda Academy of Language and Culture, an affiliated Institution to the Ministry of Sports and Culture, which has the mission of protecting and promoting the Language and Culture, a managerial position he has held since 2012.

Uwayezu has been given a notification circular to enable him finalise the existing duties he has been mandated over the past years before he permanently assumes the FERWAFA General Secretary position.