APR eyes Peace Cup final berth

Defending championS APR will be aiming to preserve their unbeaten run when they take on AS Kigali in the return leg of the Peace Cup this afternoon at Stade de Kigali.

Saturday, June 01, 2013

2013 Peace Cup TodayAPR vs AS Kigali [Stade de Kigali]Defending championS APR will be aiming to preserve their unbeaten run when they take on AS Kigali in the return leg of the Peace Cup this afternoon at Stade de Kigali.APR Fc goes into the tie with a 1-0 advantage and must ensure that they don’t falter since this is their only silverware hope of the season."We are confident on winning this crucial tie to ensure that we reach the final,” head coach Andreas Spiers told Times Sport yesterday. "We have trained harder and seriously. We are favourites considering our 1-0 win in the first leg and we will build on it to win the second leg too,” added the German-born coach.AS Kigali Coach Andre Gasambungo has promised an offensive approach against APR as they seek to fill a 1-0 gap.The Kigali City Council side is gunning for a first-ever Peace Cup final but Gasambungo admits that they might need some luck to overcome the 7-time Cup champions."We will not overlook APR but we must be disciplined in the defence and take risks and attack in order to get a win,” added the former SEC Academy coach.In the other semi-final, second division side AS Muhanga will face Bugesera in a return leg next Wednesday.The winner of the tournament will pocket Frw 10m; Frw 7m will be given to the first runners-up, third place winner will walk away with Frw 5m, while the team that finishes fourth will get Frw 3m. Imbuto Foundation has injected Frw 97m into this year’s Peace Cup football tournament, which will be renamed "Peace Cup against Malaria.”