“President of FIFA has explained well the good things football delivers to people, especially young people, of all backgrounds. There is something else he didn’t mention, he uses football to bring people together for peace, amahoro. This stadium is called Amahoro Stadium, so this is the right place to use football to actually deliver peace. You know, we don’t have enough peace in our region but he has been using football to contribute to bringing peace in our region and beyond.

Individual skill and knowledge are not enough if they do not benefit the team. Everyone brings their abilities to build the team, and when the team wins, it is a collective victory.” Today at Amahoro Stadium, President Kagame joined FIFA President Gianni Infantino and over 200 boys and girls from participating football academies for a holiday football clinic. Each child received a football through FIFA’s Football for Schools programme, launched in Kigali in 2023, supporting youth development through sport.