Rayon, APR set for battle of egos in Super Cup

Traditional rivals Rayon Sports and APR FC will face-off in the Super Cup match on September 23 at Umuganda Stadium in Rubavu district.

Thursday, August 31, 2017

Sept. 23FriendliesScandinavia WFC vs AS Kigali WFC 1pmEtincelles vs Virunga FC 3:30pm

Super CupRayon Sports vs APR FC 6pm

Traditional rivals Rayon Sports and APR FC will face-off in the Super Cup match on September 23 at Umuganda Stadium in Rubavu district.

Rayon Sports are the defending champions of the Azam Rwanda Premier League while APR FC won the 2017 Peace Cup. The game will serve as a curtain-raiser for the 2017/18 league season which is scheduled to kick-off on September 29.

The Super Cup match will be preceded with two friendly matches. The opening friendly match will pit women football clubs; Scandinavia WFC, winners of the 2017 second division league and AS Kigali WFC, the reigning first division league champions.

The second friendly match will be between Azam Rwanda Premier League side Etincelles FC and DR Congolese side Virunga FC.

Rayon Sports will represent Rwanda in the 2018 CAF Champions League while APR FC will take part in the CAF Confederation Cup.

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