Weekend results

APR                         35-18     GS Rambura

ES Kigoma             31-31     Inyeramihigo

C.Inyeramihigo     30-28     ES Urumuri

Gicumbi 3              6-24        GS Rambura

Second-placed APR kept alive their national handball league title hopes after defeating bottom of the table Groupe Scolaire Rambura on Saturday 38-18 to move 9 points closer to table leaders Police albeit with three games in hand.

Gilbert Mbonyinshuti scored a match high 9 goals for APR, who are fresh from winning the East Africa Military Games title in Uganda last month.

After match day 17, Police, who have four matches left, top the league table with 48 points, nine ahead of APR, who have played three games less while ES Kigoma are third with 35 points and College Inyeramihigo occupy fourth place with 31 points.