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Damas Sikubwabo
Damas Sikubwabo
As has been the case for the last five years, champions Patriots and rivals REG again seem to be in a two-horse race for the Basketball National League title. Here, REG skipper Ali Kazingufu Kubwimana (L) is seen trying to guard against his Patriots counterpart Aristide Mugabe in a past game at Kigali Arena. / File
Ferwaba confident that season will end as per initial schedule
Wednesday, May 06, 2020
Rayon Sports midfielder Gilbert Mugisha is seen here during a past league match against Musanze. In case the 2019-20 season is cancelled and no title is awarded, Rayon will represent Rwanda in the 2020-21 CAF Champions League as the 2018-19 champions. / Courtesy
Football
Ferwafa to wait for government’s all clear before resuming league
Tuesday, May 05, 2020
Abdul Rwatubyaye, a central defender with Colorado Springs Switchbacks, plays in the United States since early 2019. / Net.
How foreign-based footballers are faring during Covid-19 pandemic
Monday, May 04, 2020
APR, who also have a game in hand, top the table with 57 points, six ahead of reigning champions Rayon Sports. / Courtesy.
Ferwafa to decide on resuming league next week
Friday, May 01, 2020
During his nine-year spell with local giants APR, Jean Baptiste u2018Miggyu2019 Mugiraneza won six league titles, five Peace Cups and the 2010 Cecafa Kagame Cup with the army side. / File photo.
Miggy tips young talents on importance of mentors
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Rayon Sports striker Yannick Bizimana dribbles against AS Kigali players in a past match. It is almost certain that the remaining topflight league fixtures this season will be played behind closed doors, if at all it resumes. Courtesy.
Local players, coaches welcome Fifa’s proposal of 5 substitutes
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Olivier Ntagengwa (L) and Patrick Kavalo Akumuntu, bronze medal winners at last year's All-African Games, represented Rwanda and Africa at the 2019 World Beach Volleyball Champions in Germany.
Beach Volleyball: World Champs 2021 moved to June 2022
Sunday, April 26, 2020
Jeannot Witakenge.
Football
Rayon legend Witakenge dies aged 50
Saturday, April 25, 2020
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How Niyonsaba defied odds on his way to basketball stardom
Friday, April 24, 2020
Rayon Sports captain Eric Rutanga (R) and club president, Sadate Munyakazi. / Courtesy
Football
Rayon reverse decision to suspend players' salaries
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
National team left-back and Rayon Sports captain, Eric Rutanga. / File.
Rayon Sports players threaten to sue club over salary disputes
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Rwanda international midfielder, Djihad Bizimana. / File photo.
Muhadjiri, Djihad reach out to the needy in Nyakabanda
Monday, April 20, 2020
Fred Musoni, the second captain of the national volleyball team, joined UTB at the beginning of the 2019-20 season from Finnish side Karelian Humos.
VIDEO: Volleyball star Musoni shares workout tips during lockdown
Sunday, April 19, 2020
Rwanda Arsenal Fan Club (RAFC) delivered emergency relief donation to 430 family members grouped in 86 households settled in the village of Kigarama, Jali Sector of Gasabo district. (Photos by Damas Sikubwabo)
COVID-19: Arsenal Fans in Rwanda donate to 86 vulnerable households
Friday, April 17, 2020
Rayon Sports, the reigning champions of Rwanda Premier League, and archrivals Mukura are reported to be owing their players at least four months in salary arears.
Lockdown: 11 topflight clubs not paying players
Thursday, April 16, 2020
Jean Lambert Gatare (R), who lost his father and four siblings during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, entered journalism in 1995 as a sports commentator at Radio Rwanda. / Photo: Courtesy.
How slain journalist Kalinda inspired Gatare to become a sports commentator
Monday, April 13, 2020
Eric Gisa Irambona, seen here taking instructions from former Rayon Sports coach Roberto Oliveira, is the most senior member of the current squad, having made his senior debut in 2013. / File
Football
Eric Irambona: How Rayon Sports star survived the Genocide aged 2
Saturday, April 11, 2020
Rwanda international Aristide Mugabe, a genocide survivor, has won the league title seven times in the last eight seasons with two different teams. On all occasions, he was the captain.
How basketball contributed to social cohesion after Genocide
Thursday, April 09, 2020

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