Ngoga Shema Fabrice, President of the Rwanda Football Association FERWAFA, was arrested on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, and is being investigated for using a bad check, that is, a check issued without sufficient funds in the account.

The Spokesman of the National Police Department, RIB Munangira B. Thierry, announced that the President of FERWAFAF Ngoga Shema Fabrice has been arrested and is being prosecuted for using bad checks.

RIB also said it is also investigating possible crimes related to the incident, but did not disclose details.

Ngoga Fabrice Shema was elected to lead FERWAFA in August 2025, after being the President of AS Kigali.

He is also the founder and director of the company Africa Medical Supplier Plc, which trades medical equipment and drugs in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

In 2025, Africa Medical Supplier Plc, a company that deals in equipment and medicine, is widely talked about after placing on the market bonds worth 5 billion Frw, lasting for five years and yielding an interest of 13.25% per annum, which will later be listed on the Rwanda Stock Exchange.

Ngoga Shema Fabrice is detained at the Kicukiro RIB Station while the investigation continues so that his file will be submitted to the Prosecutor’s Office.

The spokesperson of the National Police Department RIB Munangira B. Thierry confirmed this information, saying that Shema is locked up at the RIB station located in Kicukiro District while the investigation is ongoing.

According to Rwandan law, anyone charged with a crime is considered innocent until proven guilty.

WRITTEN BY HAKIZIMANA ZAWADI