Saturday

ES Kigoma 22-29 Police

Gicumbi 31-28 GS Rambura

GS St Aloys 26-28 APR

Police moved five-points clear at the top of the national handball league after beating closest rivals ES Kigoma 29-22 on Saturday to register 21 points in seven matches.

The win helped the former champions to increase chances of adding a third trophy in their cabin this season after claiming both the ‘Labour Day’ and ‘Genocide Memorial’ cups respectively.

Gilbert Mutuyimana was at it again to score ten game-high individual goals as the law enforcers led from start to end.

Team coach, Assistant Inspector of Police Antoine Ntabanganyimana hailed his side for the "good display.”

"You will always want to claim maximum points from your immediate rivals, it helps to reduce the pressure and I am happy we did that today,” said Ntabanganyimana.

Elsewhere, the reigning champions Gicumbi beat Groupe Scolaire Rambura 31-28 to move back in the second position on 18 points, two ahead of ES Kigoma, who dropped to third position.