The order follows the government's directive to all members of the public to avoid close contact even though no cases has been reported yet
The Rwandese Association Football Federation (Ferwafa) has banned pre-match handshakes between players in accordance with the government's directive as a measure to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
The Rwandan government, through the office of Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente, directed that members of the public should avoid close contact as one of the measures to tame the spread of Covid-19.
“In response to the outbreak of the coronavirus across the world and following measures which have been put in place by the government of Rwanda to prevent and fight the virus, Ferwafa has set measures to prevent the virus spread,” Ferwafa's statement read as reported by The New Times.