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Miaka mitano THT Januari 11


na Khadija Kalili

MAANDALIZI ya kusherehekea miaka mitano ya Nyumba ya Kuvumbua Vipaji Tanzania ‘Tanzania House Of Talent' (THT), yamekamilika hivyo wadau wanatakiwa kukaa mkao wa kupata onyesho la aina yake ifikapo Januari 11 mwaka huu.
Kwa mujibu wa Msemaji wa THT, Kemmy Mutahaba, kiingilio siku hiyo kitakuwa sh 30,000 huku wakipanga kuwa na watu 400 tu katika ukumbi, hivyo mashabiki wametakiwa kuchangamkia kununua tiketi ili waweze kupata fursa ya kushuhudia tamasha hilo.
Mutahaba alisema mbali na maadhimisho ya miaka mitano, pia watazindua albamu sita kwa mpigo za wasanii wanaotamba hivi sasa, ambao ni Mwasiti, Amini, Dito, Barnaba, Lina na Mataluma.
Alisema licha ya kuzindua albamu zao wasanii hao, pia wataudhihirishia umma kwamba wao ni wakali kwa kuonyesha shoo ya aina yake siku hiyo.
Aliongeza kuwa mambo mengi mapya kuhusu THT yataanikwa siku hiyo.

Dogo Janja aipua nyingine mpya


na Dina Ismail


MSANII wa hip hop nchini kutoka kundi la Tip Top Connection, Abdulaziz Chende, maarufu kama ‘Dogo Janja, amekamilisha wimbo wake mpya unaokwenda kwa jina la ‘I get Money'.
Meneja wa Tip Top Connection, Babu Tale, alisema jijini Dar es Salaam juzi kuwa, wimbo huo amemshirikisha Godzilla na wakati wowote utaanza kurushwa hewani.
Alisema, pamoja na ‘singo' hiyo, msanii huyo yupo katika hatua za mwisho katika kukamilisha kurekodi albamu yake ya kwanza ambayo itaingia sokoni hivi karibuni.
"Unajua Dogo Janja tayari ameshaanza masomo yake pale Makongo Sekondari, hivyo tunafanya haraka kuhakikisha anamalizia albamu kabla masomo hayajachanganya ili aweze kutulia na mambo ya kitabu," alisema Tale.
Dogo Janja, msanii mwenye umri mdogo kuliko wote kati ya wasanii waotamba sasa, bado singo yake mpya ‘Anajua' aliyowashirikisha wakali kutoka Tip Top Connection Madee na Tundaman inaendelea kufanya vema.

Misri sasa yataka Shirikisho la Mto Nile


na Mwandishi Maalum

MISRI imesema itafurahi endapo litaanzishwa Shirikisho la Soka kwa Nchi za Bonde la Mto Nile.
Kutokana na hali hiyo, ipo katika mazungumzo na nchi ambazo bonde hilo lipo, ili kuzishawishi lianzishwe shirikisho hilo ambalo Misri inaamini litakuwa kitovu cha vipaji vya soka Afrika.
Akizungumza jana mjini hapa, Rais wa Chama cha Soka cha Misri (EFA), Samir Zahir, alisema kama nchi zote zitakubaliana kuanzisha shirikisho hilo, itakuwa hatua moja kubwa ambayo imepigwa kwa maendeleo ya soka Afrika.
Hata hivyo, EFA inaona ugumu ulio mbele juu ya kuanzishwa kwa shirikisho hilo, kwa vile baadhi ya nchi tayari ziko katika vyama mbalimbali vinavyosimamia soka kwa kanda zao.
Alisema, zaidi ya nusu ya nchi zinazoshiriki mashindano hayo ya Bonde la Mto Nile yaliyoanza jana jijini hapa, ni wanachama wa Baraza la Vyama vya Soka Afrika Mashariki na Kati (CECAFA), ukiacha Misri na Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo (DRC), ambayo ni mwalikwa katika michuano hiyo.
Nchi zinazoshiriki michuano hiyo ambazo ni wanachama wa CECAFA ni Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Sudan na Burundi na zimekuwa zikishiriki mashindano yanayoandaliwa na baraza hilo karibu kila mwaka.
Nchi nyingine wanachama wa CECAFA ambazo hazijashiriki michuano ya Mto Nile ni Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djbouti, Rwanda na Somalia.
Misri imegharamia usafiri wa kuja Misri na kurudi nyumbani kwa kila timu, pamoja na posho za wachezaji na waamuzi, zawadi mbalimbali kwa washindi. Bingwa wa michuano hiyo atazawadiwa zaidi ya sh milioni 200 za Tanzania.
Bingwa wa michuano ya Chalenji inayoandaliwa na CECAFA na kushirikisha nchi 12 alizawadiwa dola za Marekani 30,000 ambazo ni karibu sh milioni 43 za Tanzania.
Wakati huohuo, Rais huyo wa EFA, alieleza kuwa michuano yao ni maalum kuhamasisha soka na haihusiani na masuala ya kisiasa na kwamba mambo yanayohusiana na siasa ni jukumu la wahusika wenyewe.
Alieleza kuwa mwaka huu mashindano hayo yamefanyika Misri, hivyo nafasi ipo wazi kwa nchi nyingine ambayo itakuwa tayari kuyaandaa na kwamba Misri itatoa msaada wa karibu zaidi ili kuyafanikisha.

CD NYIMBO ZA TAIFA KUGOMA: Kamati maalum yaundwa kuchunguza


na Juma Kasesa

SHIRIKISHO la Soka Tanzania (TFF), limeunda Kamati Maalumu itakayochunguza sakata la kushindwa kupigwa kwa nyimbo za taifa katika mchezo wa kimataifa baina ya timu ya Taifa ya Tanzania ‘Taifa Stars' na Morocco uliopigwa Oktoba 9 mwaka jana.
Akizungumza na waandishi wa habari jijini Dar es Salaam jana, Rais wa TFF, Leodegar Chilla Tenga, alisema kwa mujibu wa katiba ya shirikisho hilo na kwa kuzingatia maoni ya vyombo husika vya dola, ameamua kuunda kamati ya watu watano itakayokuwa na jukumu la kufanya uchunguzi wa kina kuhusiana na tukio hilo.
Katika tukio hilo lililotokea mbele ya Rais Jakaya Kikwete, ambaye alikuwa mgeni rasmi katika mchezo huo, nyimbo za Taifa za Tanzania na Morocco zilizogoma kupiga kwa kile kilichodaiwa kutokea hitilafu ya mitambo na kukwama kwa CD iliyokuwa imepangwa.
Aidha baada ya tukio hilo, TFF ilichukua hatua za awali kwa kumsimamisha aliyekuwa Ofisa Habari wake Florian Kaijage na kurudisha utaratibu wa zamani wa kutumia ‘Brass Band' ili kuepuka aibu hiyo isitokee tena ikiwa ni pamoja kuwa na vipaza sauti vya akiba uwanjani.
Tenga alisema, kamati hiyo itaongozwa na Mwanasheria Mkuu wa zamani wa Serikali ya Zanzibar na Makamu Mwenyekiti wa Kamati ya Uchaguzi ya TFF, Hamidu Mbwezeleni, ambapo wajumbe ni Yussuf Nzowa ambaye ni Ofisa wa Ikulu na Mjumbe wa Kamati ya Nidhamu ya TFF na Kamishna Msaidizi wa Jeshi la Polisi (ACP), Ahmed Msangi, ambaye ni Mkuu wa Upelelezi, Kanda Maalumu ya Polisi Dar es Salaam.
Wengine ni Gasper Mwembezi ambaye ni Mkurugenzi wa Sera na Mipango, Wizara ya Habari, Vijana, Utamaduni na Michezo na Zena Chande ambaye ni Mhariri Msaidizi wa Michezo wa Gazeti la Habari Leo.
Tenga alibainisha majukumu itakayokuwa nayo kamati hiyo kuwa ni kupokea taarifa ya Kamati Maalumu ya Uwanja wa Taifa juu ya jukumu la kuhakikisha kuwa Wimbo wa Taifa unapigwa bila ya dosari na kuchunguza utekelezaji wa jukumu hilo kwa mujibu wa maelezo ya Kamati Maalumu ya Uwanja.
Aidha Tenga alisema, kamati hiyo itakuwa na jukumu la kuwahoji wote waliohusika kwa namna moja ama nyingine katika utekelezaji wa jukumu hilo na kupata maelezo yao na kubainisha wote waliohusika kusababisha kutopigwa kwa nyimbo za Taifa kwa wakati uliopangwa, ikiwamo kupendekeza hatua stahili zinazostahili kuchukuliwa ili tukio hilo lisitokee tena.
Alisema kamati hiyo itafanya kazi hiyo kwa muda wa wiki tatu na itafikia ukomo Januari 31.

Tenga awafunda watendaji wapya TFF


na Juma Kasesa

RAIS wa Shirikisho la Soka Tanzania (TFF), Leodegar Tenga, jana, kama vile kungwi, aliwafunda viongozi wapya wa shirikisho hilo kwa kuwataka kuwa waadilifu na wenye msimamo katika majukumu yao.
Tukio hilo lilitokea jijini Dar es Salaam jana, makao makuu ya shirikisho hilo, wakati Tenga akiwatambulisha viongozi hao kwa waandishi wa habari na kuwataka kufanya kazi zao kwa mujibu wa kanuni na taratibu za TFF ili kuleta maendeleo ya soka nchini.
Viongozi hao ni Katibu Mkuu Angetile Osiah, Ofisa Habari Boniface Wambura na Mkurugenzi wa Masoko Jimmy Kabwe.
Tenga alisema, uadilifu ni jambo muhimu katika kuongoza idara na taasisi yoyote, hivyo ili kuweza kutimiza kile ambacho wadau wanakitarajia kutoka kwao ili kuipaisha Tanzania katika medani ya soka, wazingatie hilo.
"Suala la uadilifu na kuongoza kwa kuzingatia kanuni na katiba ya TFF ni jambo muhimu, ambalo mnapaswa kulizingatia ili muweze kufanikisha majukumu yenu," alisema Tenga.
Alisema, TFF ni mahala pagumu kupaongoza, hivyo viongozi hao wanapaswa kujichunga na kauli zao ambazo zinaweza kuwaweka katika mazingira magumu ya utendaji kutokana na kuropoka kitu ambacho kitaleta msuguano na wadau.
Aidha Tenga aliwasihi viongozi hao ambao waliajiriwa hivi karibuni na Kamati ya Utendaji ya Shirikisho hilo, kushirikiana na wadau wa soka ambao ndiyo watakaowasaidia katika utendaji wao.
Kwa upande wake, Katibu Mkuu huyo mpya, alisema wataanika mikakati yao watakayoanza nayo wiki ijayo kwa kuwa bado hawajakabidhiwa nyaraka zote za ofisi.
Alisema, katika utendaji wao wa kila siku watamtegemea sana Jimmy Kabwe, katika kuleta wadhamini mbalimbali kuja kuwekeza katika soka, kwa kuwa TFF inahitaji fedha katika kuendesha shughuli zake ili kuleta maendeleo.
Naye Kabwe, aliwataka waandishi wa habari kumpa ushirikiano kwa kuwa kazi hiyo mwanzo ilikuwa ikifanywa nao, hivyo ushirikiano wao ni muhimu ili aweze kutimiza majukumu.

Kimondo: Nipeni Cheka nimtulize jamani


na Ruhazi Ruhazi

BONDIA Paschal Ndomba ‘Kimondo' wa Kyela, ameomba aandaliwe pambano na mbabe wa masumbwi uzani wa kati nchini, Francis Cheka ‘SMG' wa Morogoro.
Akizungumza na Mwandishi wa habari hizi kwa njia ya simu kutoka Kyela jana, Kimondo alisema kuwa, amesikitika kusikia Mada Maugo amechapikia kwa Cheka Januari mosi kwenye ukumbi wa PTA jijini Dar es Salaam.
Alisema kuwa, ameumia sana kusikia hivyo, kwa sababu vipigo hivyo visivyokoma kutoka kwa Cheka vinazidi kuwashusha mabondia wote wa uzani huo nchini.
Kimondo alisema kuwa, yeye anaomba ajitokeze Promota amuandalie pambano na Cheka popote pale na kwamba, fedha za pambano hilo zote apewe Cheka yeye hatachukua chochote.
"Nimesikitika sana kusikia Mada kapigwa, mimi niliomba kucheza na Cheka akanikatalia akataka fedha nyingi, sasa mi nasema wajitokeze mapromota niwaonyeshe Watanzania kuwa mimi ndiye mbabe wa Tanzania, ila sijapewa nafasi ya kudhihirisha hilo," alisema Kimondo.
Alisema kuwa, anasikitika kuona kila mara akiomba pambano na Cheka hapewi, badala yake wanapata nafasi hiyo watu goigoi ambao huambulia vichapo na kuzidi kumpandisha chati.

AFC U-20 ya kwanza nusu fainali


na Juma Kasesa

TIMU ya soka ya AFC ya Arusha chini ya miaka 20 (U-20) jana ilikuwa ya kwanza kutinga hatua ya nusu fainali ya mashindano ya ligi ya vijana chini ya umri huo, ‘Uhai Cup' baada ya kuinyuka African Lyon mabao 2-0, mchezo uliopigwa Uwanja wa Karume jijini Dar es Salaam.
Kipindi cha kwanza, kilishuhudiwa kosakosa nyingi za mabao kutoka kwa washambuliaji wa pande zote mbili na kujikuta zikikimaliza bila kufungana.
Kipindi cha pili kilianza kwa kila timu kusaka bao la kuongoza, ambako AFC walifanikiwa kupata bao la kwanza dakika ya 52, kupitia Joseph Msafiri aliyeunganisha mpira wa krosi ulioshindwa kuokolewa na mabeki wa Lyon, kabla ya dakika ya 57 kupachika bao la pili likipachikwa wavuni na Leo Mpeka aliyeunganisha krosi iliyochongwa na na Zakayo Joseph.

Rooney to miss Liverpool cup crunch

Published 23:00 05/01/11 By David Maddock

Sir Alex Ferguson is prepared to go to war with Wayne Rooney again... if it is necessary to protect the striker.
The Manchester United forward is desperate to face his old rivals Liverpool in the FA Cup on Sunday - and he is winning the race to be fit for the showdown. But Ferguson will not risk his star player in a competition that is third on the list of Old Trafford priorities, no matter what the motivation for Rooney.
Even though the player could by then have recovered from an ankle injury that kept him out of the midweek victory over Stoke, the United boss will not repeat the mistake of rushing the player back too quickly.
He did that last season when Rooney injured his ankle against Chelsea and was brought back almost immediately for a Champions League tie with Bayern Munich, only to aggravate the injury.

The pair have fallen out once already this season over the striker's fitness, with Rooney making his anger clear when Ferguson ordered him to rest an injury problem.
That history makes the matter delicate, but Ferguson will not risk the player on Sunday if there is even the merest hint of a chance that he could worsen the problem.
Even though, as an Everton fan, Rooney would love to face Liverpool, he will not go against his manager's wishes this time, after accepting that the immensely experienced Ferguson was right about the injury earlier in the season.
United will field a strong side, even though Fergie usually prefers to play his fringe players and kids in the competition.
The memory of losing to long-term rivals Leeds in last season's competition still smarts, and the last thing he wants is a repeat against Liverpool - the club his has always seen as United's natural enemy. And Ferguson explained that means he will not rotate quite so dramatically for the cup.
"It was a bad result last season against Leeds, especially considering the rivalry between the two clubs," he admitted. "In hindsight I could have picked a stronger team. I won't be making that mistake this time."
Rio Ferdinand and Edwin van der Saar are likely to return, and Michael Owen could also play against one of his old clubs, for whom he scored at Old Trafford in this competition in 1999.
"I don't forget Michael Owen's goal. It was a header and Gary Neville was caught napping at the back post. But we battered them after that," said Fergie. "It is an important trophy, so there is a strong desire to get our hands on it.
"We haven't won it since 2004, or been the final since we lost to Chelsea in 2007. So we definitely want to get back there. And we want to win it."

Jinamizi la wimbo kugoma laitesa TFF
Wednesday, 05 January 2011 20:31

Calvin Kiwia
SHIRIKISHO la soka nchini Tanzania, TFF limeunda kamati ya watu watano kuchunguza tukio la kushindwa kupiga wimbo wa taifa kwenye mchezo kati ya Taifa Stars dhidi ya Morocco, Oktoba 9 mwaka jana uliofanyika Uwanja wa Taifa jijini Dar es Salaam.

Rais wa TFF, Leodegar Tenga aliwaambia wanahabari kwenye ofisi za Shirikisho hilo jana jijini Dar es Salaam kuwa licha ya kuomba radhi kwa rais Jakaya Kikwete, wageni waalikwa kutoka Morocco na maelfu ya watazamaji kwa hali iliyojitokeza hawana budi kutoa adhabu kali kwa wahusika na kuhakikisha hali hiyo haijitokezi tena.

"Hatuwezi kulifumbia macho hata kidogo suala hili la aibu kwa nchi yetu, lazima tulifuatilie kwa kina zaidi na kuwabaini wahusika wa tukio lile," alisema Tenga.

"Tunawaomba wahusika wote na wadau wa soka nchini kutoa ushirikiano unaostahili kwa wanakamati ili kubaini ukweli kuhusiana na aibu iliyojitokeza na kupendekeza hatua za kuchukua ili tukio kama hili lisitokee tena kwenye medani yetu ya soka," alisisitiza.

Alisema kuwa kamati hiyo ameipa muda wa wiki tatu kukamilisha jukumu hilo na inatarajiwa kutoa taarifa za uchunguzi huo ifikapoJanuari 31 mwaka huu.

Kamati hiyo inaundwa na mwanasheria mkuu wa zamani wa Zanzibar na makamu mwenyekiti wa kamati ya uchaguzi ya TFF, Hamidu Mbwezeleni ambaye ni mwenyekiti wa kamati hiyo.

Wajumbe ni Yussuf Nzowa, afisa wa Ikulu na mjumbe wa kamati ya nidhamu TFF, Ahmed Msangi mkuu wa upelezi kanda maalum ya Polisi ya Dar es Salaam, Gasper Mwembezi mkurugenzi wa sera na mipango wizara ya habari, utamaduni na michezo na Zena Chande mhariri wa michezo gazeti la Habari Leo.

Mambo ambayo kamati hiyo itayafuatilia ni pamoja na kupokea taarifa kwa kamati maalum ya uwanja wa taifa juu ya jukumu la kuhakikisha nyimbo za taifa zinapigwa bila ya dosari yoyote.

Kuchunguza utekelezaji wa jukumu hilo kwa mujibu wa maelezo ya kamati maalum ya uwanja wa taifa, kuwahoji wote waliohusika na kupata maelezo, kubaini wahusika waliosababisha kutopigwa kwa nyimbo hizo kwa wakati.

Baada ya kutokea kwa tukio hilo la aibu mbele ya rais Kikwete na balozi wa Morocco, shiriksho la soka nchini TFF lilimsimamisha aliyekuwa afisa habari wake Florian Kaijage kwa kushindwa kutoa maelezo ya kueleweka na kusimamishwa kwa muda usiofahamika.

Kufuatia tukio hilo TFF ilichukua hatua za dhati kabisa kuhakikisha hali hiyo hatokei tena na kuanzisha utaratibu wa kuweka bendi za Jeshi ama Polisi kwa ajili ya kupiga nyimbo za taifa.

Katika hatua nyingine TFF kupitia Kamati yake ya Nidhamu imefuta adhabu aliyokuwa akitumikia kipa wa Simba Juma Kaseja pamoja na kumuomba msamaha kwa tukio hilo.

Mwenyekiti wa kamati ya nidhamu TFF, Alfred Tibaigana aliwaambia wanahabari jana kwenye ofisi za shirikisho hilo kuwa kamati hiyo ilipitia rufaa hiyo na kusikiliza pande zote mbili na kubaini kuwa kitendo hicho hakukifanya kwa makusudi hivyo kamati yake imeamua kutengua kifungo hicho na wamemwachia huru.

"Kaseja alimtuma wakili wake akidai kuwa hakufanya kwa makusudi bali alijisikia kiu na alivyokwenda kuchukua maji kwenye benchi la timu yake akakuta wachezaji wake ndiyo wanamalizia kuwapa mikono waamuzi wa mchezo huo," alisema Tibaigana.

Alisema kuwa shirikisho hilo linawataka radhi Kaseja na klabu yake ya Simba kwani tayari alishaanza kutumikia kifungo hicho kwa kukosa mchezo wao dhidi ya Majimaji ya Songea.

Majina ya kigeni marufuku filamu za Kiswahili Tuesday, 04 January 2011 20:41

Vicky Kimaro

BODI ya Ukaguzi wa Filamu imepiga marufuku filamu za Kiswahili kutumia majina ya Kingereza kwenye filamu zae kama ambavyo imekidhiri.

Onyo hilo limetolewa na Katibu Mkuu wa Bodi ya Filamu nchini, Joyce Fisso wakati akiongea na wasambazaji wa filamu hizo katika ukumbi wa mkuu wa mkoa wa Dar es Salaam hivi karibuni

"Kisheria si ruhusa kutumia majina ya lugha ya Kiingereza au lugha nyingine tofauti na ile ya Kiswahili ambayo ndiyo lugha ya taifa, kama kuna mtayarishaji ambaye ataona kuna umuhimu wa kutumia lugha nyingine tofauti na lugha yetu ya Taifa, anatakiwa kuandika jina hilo kwa herufi ndogo kwenye mabano,"alisema Fisso.

Alisema watayarishaji wengi pamoja na wasanii wamekuwa hawajui kuhusu taratibu hizo ambazo zipo kisheria kwa sababu hiyo filamu nyingi zimekuwa zikitolewa kiholela bila kukaguliwa na bodi yake kuanzia utayarishaji wa awali, ukaguzi wa mswada pamoja na bajeti kwani baada ya kukamilisha hayo bodi hutoa kibali kwa ajili ya utengenezaji wa filamu.

"Majukumu ya bodi yapo wazi ni wajibu kila mtayarishaji awajibike kufuata taratibu za bodi Bodi ya Ukaguzi wa Filamu na Michezo ya Kuigiza mwaka huu mpya ni lazima tuhakiksihe filamu na michezo ya kuigiza inawajibika na kuwiana na mila, desturi na maadili mema ya Tanzania.

Pia, na kuhakikisha upangaji wa madaraja ya maonyesho ya filamu na michezo ya kuigiza unalingana na mabadiliko ya maadili mema ya jamii ya Watanzania.

"Tutahakikisha pia usanii na uhuru wa ubunifu wa sanaa hauzuiliwi bila sababu za msingi, na inakuwa kwa viwango vinavyostahili vya usanii ikiwa ni pamoja na kudhibiti maonyesho na usambazaji wa filamu za michezo ya kuigiza kiholela," alisema .

Kolo Toure plays down bust-up




Updated Jan 5, 2011 12:44 PM ET
Manchester City defender Kolo Toure has played down his training-ground bust-up with team-mate Emmanuel Adebayor.
The duo, who also played alongside each other at Arsenal, had to be pulled apart by several of their fellow City players before the situation calmed down.

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The scrap came just hours before the club's crucial showdown against title rivals Arsenal at the Emirates on Wednesday evening.
Toure has been quick to brush off the incident and does not believe the latest row to hit City will impact on the team's title prospects.
"It was a bust-up because of a hard tackle," Toure told The Sun.
"We both lost it but it was quickly calmed down. Other players and the manager came to separate us. It's already forgotten. In any case, with Adebayor it's not the first time and it won't be the last.
"At Arsenal we often had a similar set-to. We know each other well, maybe too well. In any case that proves we have energy to burn. It's not that negative."
It is not the first time spirit in the club's camp has been questioned after Mario Balotelli and Jerome Boateng also came to blows on the training ground.
And Adebayor also became embroiled in an on-field row with Vincent Kompany during the team's shock 2-1 Premier League defeat by Wolves.

Hosts Rwanda prepare for African U17 test


By Prudent Nsengiyumva
BBC Sport, Kigali


The African U17 tournament doubles as qualifiers for this year's World Cup

Rwanda is gearing up to host the African Under-17 championship, which kicks off on Saturday.
The four teams that reach the semi-finals will qualify for the U17 World Cup in Mexico later this year.
Rwanda's local organising committee (LOC) says everything is ready because they hosted the U20 championship two years ago.
"It was like winning an award for Rwanda to host this competition", LOC head Emmanuel Bugingo told the BBC.
The hosts are taking part in the tournament for the first time but have high hopes of making it out of their group - which includes Burkina Faso, Senegal and Egypt.
The other group comprises current title holders The Gambia, plus Congo Brazzaville, Ivory Coast and Mali.
Rwanda's U17 coach, the Frenchman Richard Tardy, has been with the team for five months and took the side to Tunisia for a month-long pre-tournament camp.
"It's a long time we've been waiting for this moment and we're a little impatient to start", Tardy said.
"The [players] want to put in a good performance; they want to win their first game - my job is now to wait and not lose my nerve."
Rwanda start their campaign with a game against Burkina Faso on 8 January.

Everton 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur




Updated Jan 5, 2011 8:46 PM ET
Everton put Tottenham's title aspirations and ambitious plans to sign David Beckham in the shade with a 2-1 win at Goodison Park on Wednesday.
Seamus Coleman grabbed a 75th-minute winner at Goodison Park after the outstanding Rafael van der Vaart had cancelled out Louis Saha's superb early opener.
Both sides had numerous opportunities to win an absorbing contest but it was Everton, rediscovering the spark that has been missing for much of the season, who held on for a victory greeted with much jubilation.

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The only consolation for Spurs was that they retained fourth place in the table thanks to yet another defeat for ailing champions Chelsea.
Fans' favourite Robbie Keane was thrown on 10 minutes from time on the day it was confirmed talks had begun over a possible £7million to Birmingham.
But the Republic of Ireland striker could not make a final telling contribution and his Spurs career could now be over.
Spurs were caught cold after just three minutes as Saha finally ended his 11-month league goal drought with a fine strike from 25 yards.
William Gallas backed off his fellow Frenchman outside the area and the striker took full advantage to unleash a ferocious low shot which beat Heurelho Gomes from distance.
The visitors were stung into action and went close as Peter Crouch headed on for Van der Vaart and the Dutchman attempted a left-foot lob from 30 yards which curled narrowly wide.
Everton felt they should have had a penalty after an apparent push by Alan Hutton on Steven Pienaar, but referee Lee Probert saw nothing untoward.
Hutton then compounded Everton's frustration by swinging in the cross from the right which led to Spurs' equaliser after 11 minutes.
Crouch pounced on a Heitinga slip to head the high ball back across goal and Van der Vaart was the first to react, meeting it with a powerful header Tim Howard could not keep out.
Jermaine Beckford had an opportunity for Everton when he turned Gallas inside the box after a neat pass from Saha, but shot well over.
Another shooting chance opened up for Coleman after a slick Everton move but Jermaine Jenas slid in to make a vital block.
Spurs responded as Luka Modric got a sight of goal but Sylvain Distin got in the way.


Crouch thought he had put Spurs ahead on the stroke of half-time when he sidefooted home from a Gareth Bale pass, but the flag was raised for offside.
Van der Vaart then fired narrowly over from a free-kick as Spurs ended the first half in the ascendancy.
Everton boss David Moyes appeared to speak to Probert as the official left the pitch at half-time, possibly about his side's failed penalty appeal, before heading down the tunnel.
But his players remained fully fired up and had the chance to start the second half much as they did the first as Saha released Coleman down the right.
The Irishman raced into the box but ignored Beckford in the middle and shot straight at Gomes.
Spurs suffered a blow as Bale, who had been brought down by Neville while on the charge moments earlier, appeared to limp off after being fouled again just before the hour.
Van der Vaart almost caught Everton out again when he beat Distin on the edge of the box but Howard palmed away his dipping shot.
Everton went straight back onto the attack and Saha met a Coleman cross with a powerful first-time volley but Hutton scrambled back to deflect the goalbound effort wide.
Saha was gifted another chance when a Gallas interception rolled into his path, but Gomes was equal to his shot.
Howard was then called into action twice in quick succession at the other end, first producing a brilliant point-blank save to deny Van der Vaart from six yards after a weaving run by Modric.
Crouch then found space to shoot from distance but Howard tipped the ball over.
Everton threw themselves forward again as Beckford sent Saha clear, and this time it proved decisive.
Saha cut inside and although Gomes parried his long-range piledriver, Coleman followed up to put home the rebound with a diving header.
Ayegbeni Yakubu should have added a third late on when clean through, but dwelt too long on the ball

U20 draw pits Ghana against Nigeria at Libya 2011


The next generation of Ghana players want to emulate their 2009 double-winning colleagues


Defending champions Ghana have been paired with Nigeria, Cameroon and The Gambia in Group B of the upcoming African U20 championship in March.
Hosts Libya are in Group A, along with Mali, Egypt and Lesotho.
The tournament takes place from 18 March to 1 April and the four semi-finalists will qualify for the U20 World Cup later in 2011.
Ghana are also defending World champions and the Black Satellites are determined to hold on to both crowns.
"It's very important for us," coach Orlando Wellington told the BBC before the draw was made.
"It's a big challenge for me and the players - we have to work very hard to go to the World Cup. It's not easy but financially and physically we are prepared."
Wellington insisted that his crop of youngsters have even more potential than their double-winning predecessors.
"When you talk about technique this team is far ahead of the past champions," he told the BBC's African sports programme Fast Track.
"These people are tactically and technically [more] sound than the other team. The others play more aggressively but this team can play very good football."
The four teams in each group will meet in a round robin format, with group winners and runners-up progressing to the semi-finals - and a place at the World Cup in Colombia in July.

Tunisia appoint Faouzi Benzarti as national team coach


Faouzi Benzarti will take charge of Tunisia for the second time

Tunisia have appointed Faouzi Benzarti as national team coach for the third time.
He took the Carthage Eagles to the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola in 2010 and was previously in charge in 1994.
Previous boss Bertrand Marchand left last month, after a double defeat by Botswana in 2012 Nations Cup qualifying.
Benzarti's hopes of staying in the post beyond 2011 rest upon qualifying for next year's Nations Cup finals.
Tunisia currently lie second in Group K of qualifying for Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, one point ahead of Malawi.
Two teams will progress from this group because it comprises five countries.
Between his spells with the national team, Benzarti led Tunisian club side Esperance to the African Champions League final, where they were beaten by DR Congo's TP Mazembe.
He left Esperance shortly afterwards after falling out with the club's chairman.
He will be assisted by compatriots Farid Ben Belgacem, who coaches League 1 side El-Gouafel Gafsa, and Sami Trabelsi, a former Club Sfaxien player who worked as an assistant to Marchand.
The three will sign what the Tunisian federation has called a 'contract of objectives', which is effectively based upon a successful qualification for Equatorial Guinea and Gabon 2012.
In his first press conference on Tuesday, Benzarti said his objective "is very tough" and will need Tunisia to win their next three qualifiers.

Samba insists he wants to leave Blackburn Rovers


Samba is ambitious to 'go higher' and feels his future lies elsewhere

Blackburn defender Christopher Samba has reiterated his desire to leave Ewood Park.
Samba was quoted last month as saying he was ready to hand in a transfer request, but new manager Steve Kean said last week he expected him to stay.
"This is my fifth season here. I've had ups and downs but today I don't want to waste any more time," said Samba.
"I want to go higher and I wonder if Blackburn can take me there. I'll take time to think."
The Congolese international told French newspaper L'Equipe he does not want to be part of the club under new owners Venky's.
One of the first things the India-based poultry firm did on taking over was sack Sam Allardyce and give his job to first-team coach Kean.
Since then the club's owners have hit the headlines again by going public with ambitious bids to sign AC Milan forward Ronaldinho and take former England captain David Beckham on loan from the Los Angeles Galaxy.
Samba, who is set to return from a three-game absence through injury against Liverpool on Wednesday, has expressed his dismay at Venky's handling of matters at the club and believes it is now time to leave.
"New owners have arrived, they have fired the coach when he saved us from relegation two years ago," he said.
"The least they could have done is come to us and explain their project. They haven't done that, it's a lack of respect. I don't want to be part of it."
He also expressed his suspicion that Kean would be given the transfer funds to make Blackburn the top-five club which the owners believe is possible.
"He [Kean] told me he had resources to build a good team. We'll see," Samba added.
After last week's 3-1 victory at West Bromwich, his first win as Rovers boss, Kean said Samba had not officially demanded a move.
However, the Scot had previously stripped Samba of the Blackburn captaincy because he claimed he was looking to leave the club.