Gasogi draw Rwamagana City in Peace Cup preliminaries

Gasogi United have been drawn against fellow Rwanda Premier League side Rwamagana City in the preliminary round of the 2023 Peace Cup tournament which kicks off February 14. The encounter is one of 11 fixtures announced during the draw that took place Wednesday, February 8, at Ferwafa headquarters in Remera. Gorilla will visit Sunrise in another clash between topflight clubs. According to Ferwafa spokesperson Jules Karangwa told Times Sport that the draw brought together second division teams which were joined by some topflight teams selected based on how they fared in the last three editions of the Peace Cup. This year's Peace Cup will start with the preliminaries after which qualified teams will again be brought together for another draw of the two-leg knockout stages stating from round of 32. The likes of runners-up APR, Police, Rayon Sports and Mukura Victory Sports will join the tournament starting in the round of 16. Peace Cup, Rwanda’s second biggest football tournament, attracts top flight and second tier league teams. The winner represents the country at the CAF Confederation Cup. AS Kigali won last season’s Peace Cup after beating rivals APR 1-0 in the final at Kigali Stadium back in June 2022. The 2023 edition will be without the reigning champions after they announced that they won’t take participate in the competition. Preliminaries draw Gasogi v Rwamagana City Gorilla v Sunrise The Winners v Etincelles La Jeunesse v Gicumbi Nyanza v Bugesera Impessa v Intare Etoile de l'Est v Marines Ivoire Olempique v Amagaju Esperanse v Espoir Rutsiro v AS Muhanga Gasabo United v Musanze FC