Aston Villa sun kulla yarjejeniyar daukar nauyinsu ta riga da £20 miliyan a shekara tare da Visit Rwanda — amma yarjejeniyar ta jawo gargaɗi na gaggawa daga Amnesty International UK, wadda ta ce Rwanda za ta yi amfani da wannan haɗin gwiwa don rufe idanu kan tarihin kare haƙƙin bil'adama na ƙasar.

Hukumar yawon shakatawa ta Rwanda za ta ɗauki matsayin gaba na riguna na ƙungiyoyin maza, mata, da kuma ƙungiyar kula da matasa a yarjejeniyar shekaru da yawa, tana maye gurbin Betano bayan da kulbobin Premier League suka amince da cire masu daukan nauyinsu na caca daga riguna kafin ƙarshen kakar da ta gabata.

Gargaɗin Amnesty International

Felix Jakens, shugaban kamfen na Amnesty International UK, ya fitar da sanarwa mai ƙarfi ga BBC Sport.

"Ba sabon abu ba ne cewa Rwanda tana amfani da sportswashing don karkatar da hankali daga tarihin kare haƙƙin ɗan adam da ta fi muni. Aston Villa ya kamata su san cewa Rwanda na neman amfani da wannan haɗin gwiwa don inganta sunansu a bainar jama'a. Ƙasar tana cike da tsarewar daidaikun mutane ba bisa ƙa'ida ba, azabtarwa, da danniya a 'yancin faɗar albarkacin baki — waɗannan su ne zalunci a cikin gida. Muna ganin zubar da jini a gaban idanunmu a Jamhuriyar Dimokraɗiyyar Kongo, kuma Rwanda na taka muhimmiyar rawa wajen ta da wannan rikici — ta hanyar tallafawa 'yan tawaye na M23 da kuma ayyukan sojanta kai tsaye a gabashin Kongo."

A watan da ya gabata, Jamhuriyar Dimokraɗiyyar Kongo ta shigar da ƙara a kan Rwanda a Kotun Ƙasa da Ƙasa (ICJ), tana zarginsa da keta yarjejeniyoyin ƙasa da ƙasa da yawa. Kinshasa ta ce Kigali ta aika da sojoji da tallafawa ƙungiyoyin makami don gudanar da ayyuka na soji ba bisa ƙa'ida ba a ƙasarta.

Rwanda ta yi tsayin daka tsawon lokaci wajen ƙin shaidar da ta nuna tana tallafawa ƙungiyoyin 'yan tawaye a gabashin Kongo. Amma duk da haka, ƙwararrun masana ta Majalisar Ɗinkin Duniya da gwamnatoci na Yammacin duniya suna cikin waɗanda suka tabbatar cewa Kigali na goyon bayan M23, ƙungiya mai ƙarfi ta 'yan tawaye a gabashin DRC.

Yarjejeniyoyin da suka gabata da suka haifar da cece-kuce

Visit Rwanda ta riga ta haifar da cece-kuce iri ɗaya ta hanyar yarjejeniyoyinta tare da Arsenal, Bayern Munich, da Paris Saint-Germain.

A bara, magoya bayan PSG sun fara takardar neman sa hannun jama'a suna neman kulob ɗin ya ƙare yarjejeniyar. Magoya bayan Arsenal ma sun yi kamfen a kan sabunta haɗin gwiwar, inda ƙungiyar Gunners for Peace ta ba da shawarar cewa Tottenham zai zama mai daukan nauyi mafi dacewa a hannu. A watan Nuwamba, Arsenal sun sanar da ƙarshen haɗin gwiwarsu na shekaru takwas da Visit Rwanda a ƙarshen kakar 2025-26.

A watan Afrilu 2025, PSG sun tsawaita yarjejeniyarsu da Visit Rwanda har zuwa 2028, yayin da Atletico Madrid suka sanya hannu kan yarjejeniyar shekaru uku don ɗaukar tambarin a riguna na maza da mata. A nata bangare, Bayern Munich sun sanar a watan Agusta na bara cewa suna janye tallafin kasuwancinsu da Visit Rwanda don mai da hankali kan faɗaɗa cibiyar horar da 'yan wasa a Kigali tare da Ma'aikatar Wasannin Rwanda.

Aston Villa ba su amsa buƙatun sharhin ƙarin bayani ba a lokacin da aka wallafa wannan labarin.