Ahead of the 2026 World Cup qualifying match with Nigeria in Kigali, Rwanda has named Algeria’s Adel Amrouche as their new head coach. The contract is for two years.
Amrouche, 56, replaces Germany’s Frank Torsten Spittler whose contract wasn’t extended when it ended in December 2024.
Amrouche is not new to the East African terrain. His most recent job in the region was the Tanzanian national team which he handled from March 4, 2023 to January 19, 2024.
He has also previously coached Kenya and Burundi all within the CECAFA zone. This is the Algerian’s seventh national team job having also handled Botswana, Libya and Equatorial Guinea.
He had also handled two top-flight clubs in the continent, Daring Club Motema Pembe of DR Congo and Algeria’s MC Algiers.
