📍 Guangzhou
📅 July 5, 2026
✍️ ECC Communications
On July 5, 2026, Ethiopia and Rwanda held a friendly football match in Guangzhou.
Ethiopia defeated Rwanda 7-1 in a friendly match organized as a community celebration of Rwanda's Independence Day.
On July 5, 2026, Ethiopians, Rwandans, and friends of both communities gathered in Guangzhou for a friendly football match between Ethiopia and Rwanda.
The match was organized as a social celebration connected to Rwanda's Independence Day, bringing supporters together around sport, friendship, and community connection. The teams played two 35-minute halves, creating a lively but friendly atmosphere for players and spectators.
Ethiopia won the match 7-1. Beyond the scoreline, the day stood out as a strong social event: supporters from both sides attended, cheered their teams, and shared a relaxed community moment after the final whistle.
The event showed how football can strengthen people-to-people ties among African communities in China while creating space for families, students, professionals, and friends to meet outside formal settings.
The match was organized as a social celebration connected to Rwanda's Independence Day, bringing supporters together around sport, friendship, and community connection. The teams played two 35-minute halves, creating a lively but friendly atmosphere for players and spectators.
Ethiopia won the match 7-1. Beyond the scoreline, the day stood out as a strong social event: supporters from both sides attended, cheered their teams, and shared a relaxed community moment after the final whistle.
The event showed how football can strengthen people-to-people ties among African communities in China while creating space for families, students, professionals, and friends to meet outside formal settings.
