Sunday

UR-CASS 28-41 St. AloysNyakabanda 33-30 ES KigomaPolice 51-22 St. Aloys

SaturdayPolice 40-22 ADEGIES Urumuri 20-58 APR

Defending champions Police have maintained their unbeaten streak after winning their two league matches over the weekend to open a seven-point gap at the top of the national handball league table.

The three-time champions stretched their unbeaten run to six games after defeating Gatsibo-based ADEGI Gituza 40-22. Zacharie Tuyishime scored a game high 12 goals to guide Antoine Ntabanganyimana’s side to victory on Saturday in Gatsibo District.

On Sunday, Police again defeated Saint Aloys de Rwamagana 51-22, with Gilbert Mutuyimana contributing 11 goals.

The win took Ntabanganyimana’s side to 18 points in six games, seven points ahead of second-placed ADEGI, while APR are in third position with 10 points but having played two games less.

Elsewhere, APR beat Ecole Secondaire Urumuri 58-20 with Viateur Rwamanywa netting nine goals while fourth-placed Kigoma, also on 10 points, lost to sixth-placed Nyakabanda 33-30.

Nyakabanda moved to eight points.

ES Kigoma’s Sam Mbesutunguwe scored a game high nine goals.

St Aloys de Rwamagana jumped up into fifth with 10 points after they defeated University of Rwanda’s College of Arts and Social Sciences (UR-CASS) 41-28.

Emmanuel Sibomana contributed 10 goals for the victors.

UR-CASS dropped to tenth place with two points.

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