Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA) has suspended two referees who officiated the match between AS Muhanga and Bugesera FC, on matchday 5 of the Rwanda Premier League, on 25 October 2025. Olivier Kwizera, the centre referee, was suspended for five weeks for failing to issue a caution to AS Muhanga goalkeeper Bonheur Hategekimana who had overstepped his bounds, picked up the ball with both hands. Read also: VAR set to be introduced in Rwanda Premier League Séraphin Mbonigaba, the side referee, was suspended for four weeks for failing to assist the referee in identifying the goalkeeper who had overstepped his bounds. The suspension of the duo follows the recent suspension of five referees for errors committed during games. Meanwhile, in the match between Kiyovu SC and APR FC on October 25, the Refereeing Commission reviewed APR FC team's request regarding alleged officiating errors in the game. After carefully looking at the video footage, the officials found that the referee made the correct decisions in the match, both for the penalty that APR FC claimed would have been awarded for a foul on Denis Omedi and the red card given to their midfielder Ronald Ssekiganda.
