FIFA Council Meeting: Delegates in Kigali for inspection visit
FIFA officials have started a second inspection visit in Kigali, in preparation for the eighth FIFA Council Meeting scheduled for October 25-26. The six-member delegation, led by FIFA’s Senior Corporate Events Manager Antonetta Santagata, arrived in the country on Tuesday ...Thursday, May 24, 2018 - 2:54pm
Handball team rues poor preps despite Challenge Trophy triumph
Rwanda’s junior handball team head coach Anaclet Bagirishya has said that he was not impressed with his team’s preparations despite his youngsters retaining the IHF Africa Zone 5B Challenge title in Uganda. Rwanda overcame the hosts 32-27 to claim the 2018 regional...Thursday, May 24, 2018 - 2:47pm
Arsenal fans welcome Rwanda-Arsenal deal
ARSENAL fans in Rwanda have welcomed the newly announced partnership between Rwanda and the topflight English Premier League football club. The three-year deal will see all Arsenal teams wear ‘Visit Rwanda’ on the left sleeves of their shirts during matchdays. The deal was announced...Thursday, May 24, 2018 - 3:37am
Kwizera, Tchabalala on target as Rayon advance to Peace Cup quarters
Wednesday Rayon 2-1 Etincelles (3-1) June 12-13 Quarter-finals (first-leg) Marines Vs Rayon Police Vs APR Bugesera Vs Sunrise Mukura Vs Amagaju RAYON Sports eased into the quarter-finals of Peace Cup 3-1 on aggregate as Pierrot Kwizera and Hussein ‘Tchabalala’ Shaban...Thursday, May 24, 2018 - 3:31am
Sugira starts training after 10-month injury ordeal
Rwanda international and APR FC forward Ernest Sugira has edged closer to a return to competitive football after ten months on the sidelines with left leg injury. The 27-year-old striker has not kicked a ball since August 2017 when the former AS Kigali goal-machine suffered a fractured left-leg...Thursday, May 24, 2018 - 3:19am
AS Kigali’s Nsabimana out for the rest of season
AS Kigali midfielder Eric Nsabimana has been ruled out for the rest of the season after sustaining a minor compression fracture on his neck in Tuesday’s 4-1 defeat to SC Kiyovu. With 15 minutes to play, SC Kiyovu skipper Fabrice Mugheni Kakule hit Nsabimana with an elbow on the neck with the...Thursday, May 24, 2018 - 3:13am
Mustafa inspires Kiyovu to 4-1 thrashing of AS Kigali
Tuesday Kiyovu 4-1 AS Kigali FRANCIS Mustafa scored a hat-trick and as SC Kiyovu romped to 4-1 Azam Rwanda Premier League victory over AS Kigali on Tuesday at Mumena stadium. The Burundian-born forward put his side ahead with a well taken shot in the 32nd minute before completing a first-half...Wednesday, May 23, 2018 - 9:29am
Petrovic urges his players to stay grounded after big win
Thursday Musanze Vs APR Monday APR 6-0 Amagaju APR head coach Ljubomir ‘Ljupko’ Petrovic has encouraged his players to remain ‘grounded and focused’ after mauling Amagaju The military side thrashed struggling Amagaju 6-0 on Monday at Kigali Stadium. Muhadjir Hakizimana...Wednesday, May 23, 2018 - 1:21am
REG optimistic for GMT double
FOLLOWING their triumphant campaign in the just-concluded local edition of this year’s Genocide Memorial Tournament, REG Basketball Club have turned their attention to the upcoming GMT regional edition, scheduled May 25-27. On Sunday, former league champions REG showed no mercy, inflicting a...Wednesday, May 23, 2018 - 1:15am
Div2 League: Intare eye win over Heroes for top spot
Today Intare Vs Heroes ; 3pm SECOND division football league side Intare FC are keen on earning a win over Heroes to finish the group stage on top of Pool B, which would boost their chances of getting promoted to the topflight league. Still unbeaten after 19 games, Intare host rivals...Wednesday, May 23, 2018 - 1:14am
Pool: Kayiranga, Ishimwe through to round of last sixteen
Pool players Vianney Kayiranga and Fauzi Ishimwe emerged top in Rubavu and Musanze in preliminaries of the inaugural National Pool Table Championship to qualify for the last sixteen round scheduled for early June. Kayiranga booked his ticket to the last 16 round on...Tuesday, May 22, 2018 - 1:36pm
APR humiliate Amagaju to go top
Monday APR FC 6-0 Amagaju Former league champions, APR FC beat Amagaju FC 6-0 to retain the top spot in the National Football League in a match played yesterday at Kigali Stadium, Nyamirambo. Strikers Muhadjir Hakizimana, Onesme Twagizimana, Issa Bigirimana and Emmanuel Nzubahimana (...Tuesday, May 22, 2018 - 12:26pm
AS Kigali face SC Kiyovu as title race enters crucial stage
Today Kiyovu Vs AS Kigali 3:30PM Sunday Rayon 1-1 Etincelles Miroplast 0-2 Musanze Gicumbi 0-0 Mukura AZAM Rwanda Premier League leaders AS Kigali will be hoping to collect all points when they face third-placed Kiyovu this afternoon at...Tuesday, May 22, 2018 - 5:19am
Nshizirungu stars as REG thump APR to win GMT title
Sunday Final Men REG 84-45 APR Third place playoff Patriots 72-68 Espoir APR Basketball Club will have to wait longer to win their first major silverware in years after being walloped by REG on Sunday at Petit Stade in Remera. Rwanda Energy Group (REG) showed no mercy to the military side...Tuesday, May 22, 2018 - 5:13am
Volleyball: REG eager to retain Rutsindura memorial title
The 2017 Rutsindura Volleyball Memorial Tournament winners, Rwanda Energy Group (REG), will be keen to retain the crown when this year’s edition gets underway on June 23. The two-day tournament is organised every year by Huye-based secondary school Petit Seminaire Virgo Fidelis in memory of...Tuesday, May 22, 2018 - 5:07am
Rwanda crowned Challenge Trophy champions
Sunday Final Rwanda 32-27 Uganda Third place Ethiopia 29-22 Kenya RWANDA’s junior handball team overcame Uganda 32-27 on Sunday at Namboole Stadium to successfully retain International Handball Federation Africa Zone 5B Challenge title. The Rwandan youngsters hadstruggled to prepare...Monday, May 21, 2018 - 11:58am
Mashami hails Junior Wasps despite U20 qualifiers exit
Saturday Zambia 1-1 Rwanda (3-1) VINCENT Mashami, the head coach of the national junior men’s football team, has hailed the youngsters for their character and willingness to learn despite a second round exit in the qualifiers for the 2019 Africa U-20 Nations Championship. The Junior Wasps...Monday, May 21, 2018 - 11:34am
Nyirarukundo, Hitimana strike gold in Kigali Peace Marathon
Sunday Half marathon (21km) Men 1. Noel Hitimana (Rwanda) – 01:16:16 2. Kipkmoi Kipsanga (Kenya) – 01:17:01 3. Moses Kemei Kengeitch (Kenya) – 01:17:13 Women 1. Salome Nyirarukundo (Rwanda) – 01:28:53 2. Esther Chesang Kakuri (Kenya) – 01:32:35 3. Marthe...Monday, May 21, 2018 - 11:21am
New committee tasked to turn Kigali Golf Club into tourism hub
The Kigali Golf Club assembly has elected executive committee, which will serve for two years. According to Davis Kashaka, who was reelected the club captain, the main task at hand for the new mandate is to turn the newly inaugurated Kigali Golf Club into a hub for golf tourism on the...Monday, May 21, 2018 - 9:22am
Mbande vows to turn Police into a force to reckon with
Saturday Police 3-0 Espoir Kirehe 0-2 Sunrise The Newly appointed head coach of Police FC, Albert Joel Mphande, has admitted that competing for the league title is not among his priorities this season. The Zambian tactician was speaking in a post-match interview to Times Sport on Saturday...Monday, May 21, 2018 - 2:42am
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