APR FC striker Jacques Tuyisenge has said that he is fit to help his side in their title push when the top flight league resumes this week.

The military side’s skipper was sidelined through an injury he sustained in October during APR’s first-leg match against Tunisia’s Etoile du Sahel in the second round of the CAF Champions League.

The 30-year-old Rwanda international, who as a result missed a number of APR’s league games in the past two months, returned to the club’s first team training last week as he races against the clock to be back in good shape ahead of the league return.

"I was out of football action for a long time due to injury but I am now ready to help my team when the league resumes. I am in good shape and I am fit enough to play,” Tuyisenge told the club’s website.

Despite the injury, the striker was rather seen on the sideline taking over the coaching role during the army side’s 2-2 draw against Etoile de l'Est last month, after APR head coach Adil Erradi Mohamed and his technical staff tested positive for Covid-19.  

The former Gor Mahia striker, who joined the club in 2020 on a Rwf 48 million move, says he is working hard to regain his form and lead his club’s search for goals in the upcoming fixtures.

APR, who have two games in hand, sit second on the league table with 23 points after nine games, a point behind table leaders SC Kiyovu.

Tuysenge admits that the race is tougher this season but he remains optimistic APR can retain the title unbeaten for a third successive league campaign.

"The league looks tougher this season because the clubs have strengthened their squads, it is good to see it becoming more competitive.”