Blues face off with Cops

THE national football league action resumes this afternoon with match day five of action taking place all over the country.

Sunday, October 21, 2012

TodayRayon Sport vs. Police [Amahoro stadium]

SC Kiyovu vs. Marines [Mumena]

Etincelles vs. AS Kigali [Umuganda]

APR vs. Amagaju [Stade de Kigali]

Muhanga vs. Amagaju [Kicukiro]

Musanze vs. Espoir [Musanze]THE national football league action resumes this afternoon with match day five of action taking place all over the country.Six-time league champion Rayon Sport clash with last year’s runner-ups Police at Amahoro stadium in a match that will have huge importance in regard to both the bottom and top of the league standings.The blues are chasing their seventh league title since 2004 though they started their campaign on a poor note losing three consecutive matches before securing their first win of the season against Marines a fortnight ago. Rayon Sport has three points and lie on 12th position in four matches played this season.The cops are hoping to kick off from where they stopped when the league went into recess a fortnight ago in their bid to win their first league title. Police is jointly tied on 8 points with defending champions APR and Musanze.Goran Kopunovic’s side knows that full points will help them pile the pressure on leaders SC Kiyovu and they will show no mercy to Ali Bizimungu’s side that has struggled on its home and away days.Both sides are missing their influential players to suspensions. Albert Kagabo and Jean d’Amour are major absentees for Police while Fuadi Ndayisenga will sit out for Rayon Sport.Elsewhere, leaders SC Kiyovu look to maintain their bright start of the season with a home clash against struggling Marines who are yet to record any point.APR will hope to close on SC Kiyovu with a vital win against Mukura at Stade de Kigali while Musanze will square off against Espoir in Northern Province town of Musanze.In Rubavu, Etincelles hosts vibrant AS Kigali as Southern Province teams Muhanga and Amagaju will clash over at Kicukiro turf.The old giants are in control of the league standings with 12 points in four matches played this season.