Rwandan President Paul Kagame has condemned the purported use of witchcraft in sports as retrograde while blasting the country's football administrators for allegedly wasting finances on occultism rather than upgrading their squads.
Speaking at the 10th anniversary of Youngsters Connekt, a platform that connects youngsters with role models to increase employability, Kagame stressed that witchcraft has no place in football and urged guests to avoid such activities.
"Witchcraft is primitive. You should not accept it. If they go in competitions with only this in mind, that's why they always come back with failure. You must only be absolutely foolish because if you tried something so many times and it doesn't work, why do you keep repeating it and make it a habit?" Kagame is quoted as saying by the New Times
"With these actions, sports can go nowhere. These are things that have to stop in the first place."
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Kagame's remarks were preceded by a July proclamation in which he urged Rwandan football officials to address concerns such as witchcraft and unprofessionalism that plague the East African nation's sport.
He also suggested that his intervention might be required if Rwanda's sporting issues continue.
Kagame made the directive in response to questions from Rwanda's political elite about why the country's national sports teams fail to succeed globally despite significant funding from his administration.
