Sarah Uwera Quotes

We are so happy to be part of this tournament after it was cancelled last year due to COVID-19. Our team is ready and we are in good spirits

“I used to like sports a lot - that's what made me actually join cricket

The Kwibuka tournament was a good way of bringing back the women’s national team. It has extremely helped, because after that there was a rise in participation in cricket.

"Cricket in Rwanda is really growing, and we are looking forward to competing in the ICC tournament next year. We believe we can be better, and if we play to our capability we can challenge anyone.”

I used to like sports a lot - that's what made me actually join cricket," she reminisces. "I was going to the new school where I was doing these technical courses, and those courses don't have many girls – there were 35 students and we were only three girls. That school didn't have enough girls to play the school games, so they would tell the new girls to join the game. Each time they would find new students, they would tell the new girls to join. I was the only one who went in my class.

"We are well prepared and we put in work during the lockdown – we never stopped training. Every player worked on their fitness and skills through that period. This is why we can't wait for this tournament to start. With this readiness, we promise a good performance and we'll not disappoint our fans and the nation.

The more we keep working and the more we play these friendly and international games, the more we will improve our game. We all want to see Rwanda qualify for the World Cup qualifiers and go out of Africa and play with those teams and reach further than we are right now.