Shorty after picking a shock 2-1 win over the senior national team of Nigeria in the AFCON 2025 qualifiers in Uyo , the head coach of the Amavubi of Rwanda Torsten Spittler says he is leaving his post, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Despite the shock win they failed to make it to the AFCON next year in Morocco, but they are in with a chance of going to the world cup as they are group leaders with the qualifiers set to resume in March, but it seems they will have to do so without their coach.
Spittler who is a German took over as coach of the team last year and has turned their fortune around with only the disappointment to make it to the AFCON, largely due to the 0-1 defeat at home to Libya the sour part since his appointment.
Speaking at the post match presser, the coach revealed his contract will run out at the end of the month and said he already told the journalists in Kigali that he will be retiring after this game.
” My contract is ending this month so why should I be afraid ( of getting sacked)?. I am happy for this team, I am happy for the people of Rwanda because they will also celebrate even if we failed to qualify because they saw a good team , a team that is good in playing football in defence and attacking. I am always telling my journalists in Kigali I am retiring. That’s the situation”, he concluded.
