Ben Moussa poised to maintain APR’s winning mentality
Monday, December 19, 2022
APR FC interim coach Ben Moussa during the game against Rayon Sports of which his side shocked the Blues 1-0 at Kigali Stadium on Saturday, December 17. Photo by Christophe Renzaho

APR FC interim coach Ben Moussa has vowed to turn the defending champions into an attacking team ready to beat every opponent as the title race takes shape.

APR FC beat Rayon Sports 1-0 in Saturday’s derby at Kigali Stadium Yannick Bizimana’s lone goal of the game piled more misery on his former club.

Moussa heaped praise on his men after the victory as he continues to help the team settle for life after Adil Mohammed Erradi who left the club until further notice.

"It was a fantastic performance from my team. I wanted to attack football and they did it. We didn’t give Rayon time to settle on the ball, so I am happy with the result, but we must continue to improve and win every game,” said Ben Moussa.

The win pushed Moussa's side to third position with 27 points after 14 matches and closed the gap at the top of the table within three points, behind leaders AS Kigali, and a point adrift of Blues who dropped to second with one match to go to finish the first round of the league.

"My ambition is to see APR playing attacking football and to win more consistently,” he said.

Since Moussa inherited the club, APR are slowly bouncing back from their torrid start to the season and the tactician has made sure that the military side gets back to the title race by bringing a once ‘torn apart’ dressing room back to order and building a winning mentality among his young squad.

"Now what we need is to win many games, it’s the only way we are going to get our confidence back. Football is about confidence and that is what has been missing in our dressing room,” he noted.