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Tiki-taka: Barca legends to build $10m academy in Rwanda

Rwanda could soon be the continental hub of Spain’s tikitaka style of football following plans by FC Barcelona legends to construct a high-end football academy in the country.

The $10 million (Rwf7.3 billion) RG Football Academy will generically operate like the Barcelona youth academy, La Masia, which holds more than 300 players and has been praised since 2002 as one of the best.

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