SMITHFIELD, RI– Rhode Island FC midfielder Jojea Kwizera has been named to the USL Championship Team of the Week following RIFC’s 3-0 victory over El Paso Locomotive FC.

This is Jojea Kwizera’s second consecutive Team of the Week appearance.

USL Championship Team of the Week 17. Image Courtesy of the USL Championship.

Jojea Kwizera obtained a position in the USL Championship Team of the Week for his standout performance on June 26th. Kwizera, who played all 90 minutes finished the match with an 8.6 rating according to Fotmob (Man of the Match). Offensively, Jojea had 1 goal on 1 shot attempts (100% accuracy) and registered 1 assist. Kwizera had 44 touches and 2 passes into the final third. The midfielder went 9/14 (64%) on accurate passes throughout the match with 1/3 accuracy on long balls (33%) and 3/5 (60%) on accurate crosses. He went 1/2 (50%) on successful dribbles and was dispossessed 4 times during the match with 5 chances created. Kwizera defensively went 3/3 (100%) on tackles won with 2 interceptions and 5 recoveries during the match. He went 4/11 (36%) on ground duels and went 1/2 (50%) on aerial duels. He was fouled 0 times and committed 2 fouls during the match.

RIFC Logo. Image Courtesy of Rhode Island FC.

Rhode Island FC (3-9-4, 18 pts. in USL Championship) remain home to face Eastern Conference side Indy Eleven (9-2-5, 29 pts.) at Beirne Stadium. The match kicks off on Friday, July 5th at 7:30p.m. EST on ESPN+.