Constantine made the remarks on Thursday morning, June 4, 2026, as the team departed Marrakech for Casablanca before travelling on to Cairo, Egypt.

The national team had spent two days in Marrakech and was scheduled to face Comoros and Tanzania in international friendly matches on June 6 and June 9. However, the Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA) announced that both matches had been cancelled due to security concerns.

Speaking about the decision to relocate the camp to Egypt, Constantine said the team still needed valuable training time ahead of the upcoming 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers.

He explained that the team would spend four to five days in Egypt working with the players while also exploring the possibility of arranging a friendly match.

According to the coach, securing an international friendly would be ideal, although a match against a club side would also serve the team's preparations. He stressed that the primary objective was to continue training and help the players prepare adequately for the AFCON qualifiers.

Asked why Rwanda opted to continue its preparations in Egypt while some other teams returned home, the coach revealed that efforts had been made to organize friendly matches in Kigali against Uganda and Tanzania, but the plans did not materialize.

Constantine noted that Cairo was a convenient stop on the team's route back to Rwanda and offered suitable training facilities as well as local support.

He said the coaching staff had explored the possibility of hosting Tanzania and Uganda for friendly matches in Kigali, but Uganda was unavailable while Tanzania planned to release its players back to their clubs.

As a result, the team chose between returning to Kigali for training or continuing preparations in Egypt.

He emphasized that maintaining the training camp in Egypt was more beneficial than ending preparations altogether, arguing that returning home immediately would have wasted the resources, time and effort already invested in the camp. He insisted that the team needed to continue training in order to remain focused on its objectives.

The Amavubi coach believes the additional training period will help his squad build chemistry, particularly new players such as Noam Emeran Fritz, who received his first call-up to the national team.

The squad also includes newly appointed Brazilian goalkeeping coach Ramos Dal Solio Rogerio.

Amavubi’s training camp in Egypt is expected to conclude on June 11, 2026.