Karekezi set to start in tonight’s Uefa Cup

Olivier Karekezi is expected to be in the starting team for his Swedish club Helsingborg IF tonight against Greek side Panionios GSS in their UEFA Cup Group H opener.The Rwanda national team skipper told Times Sport by telephone on Tuesday night that he had got back to his best and he has been assured of a starting place by his English coach Baxter Stuart.“Before the weekend’s league 0-4 loss to Gegle IF, I was doing fine in training and that game was away of testing my fitness. “Though I only played the last fifteen minutes as a striker, I tried my best to impress the coach for the confidence he has in me,” the soft spoken former APR star said.He added, “Since then, I have been doing excellent in the past four days and the coach has assured me a place on the starting team”.Karekezi is normally played in wings or sometimes as a link up between the midfield and the front men but in his own admission, he prefers to play as a striker.The 25-year old scored two goals in qualifiers but he has struggled to recapture his best form since recovering from a knee injury last month.Elsewhere, FC Girondins de Bordeaux are at home against Galatasaray SK in tonight’s other group H game.Ends

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Karekezi set to start in tonight’s Uefa Cup