Bugesera, Muhanga maintain fine form in Division 2

Pool A Hope FC 0-0 SEC AcademyHeroes 0-1 NyagatareAspor 2-1 Vision JN Etoile de l’Est 0-0 Vision Fc Gasabo 1-1 Pépinière Pool B Golden Generation 0-1 BuguseraIntare 0-1 MuhangaMiroplast 0-0 Unity FCAkagera 0-1 Sorwathe Esperance 1-0 RwamaganaInterforce 2-2 Kirehe Muhanga and Bugesera FC won their respective pool B matches on Wednesday to maintain their winning form in the second division football league. Both grabbed hard-fought identical 1-0 wins on match-day 10 on Wednesday. Second-placed Bugesera were playing away to fifth-placed Golden Generation while Muhanga were up against Huye-based Intare FC, who are second from bottom in the 12-team table standing. Bugesera’s lonely goal was netted by striker Rachid Bigiraneza in the 15th minute while AS Muhanga won the game thanks to midfielder Ernest Mugabishaka’s 76th strike. Muhanga moved to fourth place with 19 points, three behind Bugesera. Sorwathe maintained their grip in top spot with a 1-0 win away to bottom side Akagera FC In Pool A, Nyagatare defeated Heroes FC 1-0 to go top of table standings with 19 points, three ahead of second-placed La Jeunesse who have played three games less. Pool A table Team PD W D L PTSNyagatare 10 6 1 3 19La Jeunesse 7 5 1 1 16Heroes 10 4 3 3 15Pepiniere 9 3 5 1 14Gasabo Utd 9 3 5 1 14Etoile de l’est 9 3 4 2 13ASPOR 10 3 4 2 13United Stars 8 3 3 2 12Vision JN 8 3 2 3 11Vision FC 10 2 4 2 10 SEC Academy 9 2 2 5 8Hope 9 2 3 4 6Gitikinyoni 8 1 0 7 3 Pool B table Team PD W D L PTSSORWATHE 10 7 3 0 24Bugesera 10 7 1 2 22Rwamagana 10 7 1 2 22AS Muhanga 10 5 4 1 19Golden Gen. 10 5 1 4 16Kirehe 10 3 4 3 13Interforce 10 4 1 5 13Esperance 10 3 2 5 11Unity FC 10 3 3 4 9Miroplast 10 2 3 5 9Intare 10 1 3 6 6Akagera 10 0 2 8 2 editorial@newtimes.co.rw

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Bugesera, Muhanga maintain fine form in Division 2