UPGRADING WORK ON RWANDA CRICKET FACILITY TO COST Rwf100MILLION

Rwanda cricket association has announced plan on an oval of it facility at a construction cost worth Rwf100million to meet international standards.

The 140 square-meter facility Upgrade fund is expected to come from the Cricket Association’s development budget, but negotiations with sponsors to support the project are underway.

The first phase of the upgrade works, which include construction of three turf pitches, three practice nets and an after-turf started last week and is expected to run until March 2021.

While the second phase is expected to take place in April with the construction of a dressing rooms, offices, and a gym.

General Manager of Rwanda Cricket Association, Emma Byiringiro said clubs will find home at the new cricket complex for both trainings and tournaments.

He also noted that prior to the completion of the new cricket complex, Rwanda can finally start hosting international Cricket tournaments which Gahanga Cricket stadium could not host alone.

The expansion and upgrade activities of IPRC-Kigali Cricket oval is part of a big project in which RCA targets to build two cricket playgrounds that have international standards in the next five years as part of the Association’s plan to make Rwanda a Cricket hub in East Africa.

Source: NewTimes

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