{"id":16629,"date":"2016-01-16T21:02:27","date_gmt":"2016-01-16T19:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.times.mw\/?p=16629"},"modified":"2016-01-16T21:02:27","modified_gmt":"2016-01-16T19:02:27","slug":"chan-2016-hosts-rwanda-open-with-win-over-ivory-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.times.mw\/index.php\/2016\/01\/16\/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 and Morocco drew 0-0 in the day’s other Group A game on Saturday<\/p>\n

FIXTURE FOR RWANDA CHAN 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n
Sunday 17 January 2016<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
DR Congo<\/td>\nv<\/td>\nEthiopia<\/td>\nStade Huye<\/td>\n15:00<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Angola<\/td>\nv<\/td>\nCameroon<\/td>\nStade Huye<\/td>\n19:00<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\n
Monday 18 January 2016<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
Tunisia<\/td>\nv<\/td>\nGuinea<\/td>\nStade R\u00e9gional de Nyamirambo<\/td>\n15:00<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nigeria<\/td>\nv<\/td>\nNiger<\/td>\nStade R\u00e9gional de Nyamirambo<\/td>\n19:00<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\n
Tuesday 19 January 2016<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
Zimbabwe<\/td>\nv<\/td>\nZambia<\/td>\nRubavu<\/td>\n16:00<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mali<\/td>\nv<\/td>\nUganda<\/td>\nRubavu<\/td>\n18:00<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\n
Wednesday 20 January 2016<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
Rwanda<\/td>\nv<\/td>\nGabon<\/td>\nAmahoro, Kigali<\/td>\n15:00<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Morocco<\/td>\nv<\/td>\nIvory Coast<\/td>\nAmahoro, Kigali<\/td>\n18:00<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\n
Thursday 21 January 2016<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
DR Congo<\/td>\nv<\/td>\nAngola<\/td>\nStade Huye<\/td>\n15:00<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Congo DR<\/td>\nv<\/td>\nAngola<\/td>\nStade Huye<\/td>\n16:00<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cameroon<\/td>\nv<\/td>\nEthiopia<\/td>\nStade Huye<\/td>\n18:00<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\n
Friday 22 January 2016<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
Tunisia<\/td>\nv<\/td>\nNigeria<\/td>\nStade R\u00e9gional de Nyamirambo<\/td>\n16:00<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Niger<\/td>\nv<\/td>\nGuinea<\/td>\nStade R\u00e9gional de Nyamirambo<\/td>\n18:00<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\n
Saturday 23 January 2016<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
Zimbabwe<\/td>\nv<\/td>\nMali<\/td>\nRubavu<\/td>\n15:00<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Uganda<\/td>\nv<\/td>\nZambia<\/td>\nRubavu<\/td>\n19:00<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\n
Sunday 24 January 2016<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
Morocco<\/td>\nv<\/td>\nRwanda<\/td>\nAmahoro, Kigali<\/td>\n16:00<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ivory Coast<\/td>\nv<\/td>\nGabon<\/td>\nStade Huye<\/td>\n16:00<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\n
Monday 25 January 2016<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
Cameroon<\/td>\nv<\/td>\nDR Congo<\/td>\nStade Huye<\/td>\n16:00<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ethiopia<\/td>\nv<\/td>\nAngola<\/td>\nStade Amahoro<\/td>\n17:00<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\n
Tuesday 26 January 2016<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
Niger<\/td>\nv<\/td>\nTunisia<\/td>\nStade R\u00e9gional de Nyamirambo<\/td>\n16:00<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Guinea<\/td>\nv<\/td>\nNigeria<\/td>\nRubavu<\/td>\n17:00<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\n
Wednesday 27 January 2016<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
Uganda<\/td>\nv<\/td>\nZimbabwe<\/td>\nAmahoro, Kigali<\/td>\n16:00<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zambia<\/td>\nv<\/td>\nMali<\/td>\nStade R\u00e9gional de Nyamirambo<\/td>\n17:00<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\n
Saturday 30 January 2016<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
Winner Group A<\/td>\nv<\/td>\nRunner-up Group B<\/td>\nAmahoro, Kigali<\/td>\n15:00<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Winner Group B<\/td>\nv<\/td>\nRunner-up Group A<\/td>\nStade Huye<\/td>\n18:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\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":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.times.mw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16629","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.times.mw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.times.mw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.times.mw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.times.mw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16629"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/archive.times.mw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16629\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.times.mw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.times.mw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.times.mw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}