Thursday

Gicumbi  Vs   APR                 15:30

Friday

AS Kigali  Vs   AS Muhanga  15:30

Kirehe      Vs   Mukura           15:30

Marines   Vs   Etincelles       15:30

APR skipper Jean-Baptiste ‘Migi’ Mugiraneza has warned rivals Rayon Sports that the league title is not decided yet and his side will keep fighting through the final day of the season on June 1.

The defending champions travel to Gicumbi District on Thursday afternoon for their match-day 27 encounter against Gicumbi FC, starting at 3:30pm, with sights set on reclaiming the top spot.

Battered APR who are winless in their last two games, and have dropped points three times in their last four games, face an uphill task to overcome Camarade Banamwana’s side at home after both sides played a goalless draw in the first-leg at Kigali Stadium last December.

The army side go into the tricky clash with 59 points after 26 matches, and a victory would see them back at the summit of the Azam Rwanda Premier League table with a two-point lead.

In an interview with Times Sport on Wednesday, Mugiraneza said: "We (APR) are fighters; we will fight till the very end of the season.”

With leaders Rayon playing away to Amagaju on Saturday, APR seek to collect maximum points against Gicumbi, and hope that the Blues drop points at Nyagisenyi Stadium.

"We want to leave our recent upsets behind and focus on the future. The target is to win all our remaining four fixtures, and wait to see how it goes with Rayon,” added Migi.

"Gicumbi can be tricky at home, we need to be aggressive in the attack and vigilant in the defence. We can’t afford another setback.”

After Thursday’s tie, the 17-time champions will play AS Muhanga next, followed by a clash against Espoir, before wrapping their 2018/2019 league campaign with Police.             

TABLE

No    Team          PG         W         D       L           PTS

1      Rayon          26         19         03      04          60

2      APR             26         18         05      03          59

3      Mukura        26         15         07      04          52

4      Police          26         13         04      09          43

5      Kiyovu         26         11         06      09          39

6      Espoir          26         10         05      11          35

7      AS Kigali      26         08         10      08          34

8      Marines        26         08         10      08          34

9      Muhanga      26         08         08      10          32

10     Sunrise        26         08         08      10          32

11     Etincelles     26         09         03      13          30

12     Musanze       26         08         05      13          29

13     Bugesera      26         06         10      10          28

14     Gicumbi       26         07         06`     13          27

15     Kirehe         26         04         09      13          21

16    Amagaju      26        04      05       17      17  

editor@newtimesrwanda.com