FIFA President, Gianni Infantino has conveyed a message of solidarity to the football community as Rwanda commemorates the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi for the 27th time.
The letter addressed to Jean Damascène SEKAMANA, the FERWAFA President reads,
Dear President,
Today, many people around the world observe the International Day of Reflection and hold ceremonies in memory of the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
On behalf of FIFA and all your friends of the international football community, we would like to join them and to express our deepest sympathy on this 27th Commemoration of the Genocide.
It is a time to remember the over one million victims, ensuring that this tragedy is never forgotten and will never happen again, and to work together towards building a prosperous future.
I wish you strength and success for the further development of football in Rwanda and I look forward, dear President, to seeing you again soon.
Yours in football
Gianni Infantino
FERWAFA thanks FIFA and Mr Infantino for standing with Rwanda in these difficult times as Rwanda remembers united and renewed. (End)