Rwanda U19 head coach Kenneth Bugingo believes taking part in the ICC U19 Males's Cricket World Cup Africa Qualifier Division 2 on dwelling soil provides his facet a robust probability of securing a spot in what can be their second look on the world match.
The qualifying spherical for Division 2 nations will happen in Kigali from August 9 to fifteen, with three qualification spots obtainable for the following stage, Division 1.
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Bugingo stated his gamers have been getting ready for a number of months to make sure they’re prepared for the problem.
“We began our preparations in February after deciding on the U19 squad,” Bugingo instructed Instances Sport.
As a part of their preparations, Rwanda travelled to Uganda in Might for a collection of warm-up matches in opposition to Uganda U19 and different consultant sides.
“We performed six matches throughout our preparation. The target was to construct the correct mixture of gamers and expose them to worldwide cricket. It additionally helped us perceive the extent required to compete,” he stated.
One of many group's largest priorities, Bugingo defined, has been serving to gamers transition from the T20 format to the 50-over recreation that might be used all through the match.
“In our home leagues, most gamers compete within the shorter T20 format. Our focus has been serving to them modify to the longer format, bettering their stamina, focus and talent to construct innings over 50 overs,” he famous.
Rwanda has been drawn alongside Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone and Mozambique, with each match carrying important weight within the race for qualification.
Bugingo expects Uganda and Nigeria to offer the hardest checks however harassed that not one of the opponents could be taken calmly.
“Uganda are an excellent facet, which is why we selected to play them throughout our preparation. Nigeria even have high quality gamers from earlier tournaments, whereas Sierra Leone, Ghana and Mozambique are all succesful groups. Now we have to be prepared for each opponent,” he stated.
Taking part in on dwelling soil might show to be one in every of Rwanda's largest benefits, in keeping with the coach.
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“Taking part in at dwelling is certainly a bonus. We all know these grounds very effectively as a result of we play right here frequently, and having our supporters behind us provides the gamers additional motivation,” he stated.
With qualification on the road, Bugingo stated the group's goal is obvious.
“Our ambition is to qualify. We’re taking part in at dwelling, we've ready effectively and now it's about delivering our greatest performances when the match begins.”
The match might be held in Kigali from August 9 to fifteen, with the highest three groups advancing to Division 1, the following stage of the ICC U19 Males's Cricket World Cup qualification pathway.
