Ivoire Olympique on Friday, March 24, defeated AS Muhanga 1-0 in their last fixture of the 2022/23 regular season held at Muhanga Stadium to book a ticket to the playoffs.
It was a tightly-contested encounter as both teams had plenty of missed chances in both halves.
Ivoire Olymique scored the lone goal of the match in the 16thminute through former Rayon Sports and Mukura attacker Frank Lomami.
Abdul Mbarushimana’s side, who were playing before their home supporters, tried to create a number of decent chances but the visitors put up a defensive masterclass to avoid conceding a goal until the referee blew the full time whistle.
The victory saw Ivoire Olympique finish the regular season in the third place in Group A with 31 points to go level on points with second-placed Vision FC who were held to a goalless draw by Vision FC on Friday.
Amagaju finished at the top of Group A, despite having a game in hand with La Jeunesse on Saturday while AS Muhanga completes the big four with 30 points.
Qualified teams
Group A: Amagaju FC, Vision FC, Ivoire Olympique and AS Muhanga.
Group B: Etoile de l’Est, Nyanza FC, Gicumbi FC and Intare FC.