Newcomers AS Muhanga test APR

TodayAS Muhanga vs APR TomorrowMusanze vs Etincelles Espoir vs Isonga Amagaju vs Kiyovu As Kigali vs Rayon Sport La Jeunesse vs Mukura Marines vs PoliceDEFENDING champions APR take on newcomers AS Muhanga this afternoon on the second day of the 2012/13 Primus National Football League season at Stade de Kigali.The army side kicked off the defence of their title with a comeback 2-1 win over their sister club Marines FC on Saturday.AS Muhanga, whose main target for the season is to stay in the league, started life in the top flight division with a valuable away point in the 0-0 draw against Etincelles FC in Rubavu.AS Muhanga club chairman Celse Gasana announced that the team will use a budget of Frw84m for the new season and is confident the team will survive the drop at the end of the campaign.“We want to make sure we are in the top flight this season and we are not competing for the title but we want to stay in this league and play good football,” Gasana told Times Sport.APR coach Eric Nshimiyimana hopes his side will do better in the second game after getting three points on the opening day, “We are building a new team, and we still have a lot of work to do,” said the former Rwanda international.Elsewhere tomorrow, newly promoted Musanze FC host Etincelles, who have set themselves a target of finishing inside the top five this season. “Our focus is to win the match on Wednesday. We know it is not easy but we are ready for the challenge,” said Musanze head coach Hussein Baraka.Rayon Sport will be hoping for their first win of the season when they take on AS Kigali at Stade de Kigali after losing 0-1 on the opening day at their new home in Nyanza.Etincelles drew 0-0 at home to AS Muhanga on the opening day, but head coach Rajab Bizumuremyi is hoping for an improvement.He said, “We struggled in the opening match as we didn’t have some of our new players, who had not yet got the full transfer documents.” After losing 1-0 to SC Kiyovu on the opening day, Rusizi based Espoir FC will host youthful side Isonga FC, who drew their first match against Musanze 1-1.

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Newcomers AS Muhanga test APR