APR must win to book a quarter-final slot

Group A, todayVital’O vs Elman 2pmAPR vs El Merreikh 4pmYesterday, Group BElectric Sport 3-3 Rayon SportsPorts 0-0 ExpressGroup CURA 0-1 Al Ahly ShandyTHREE-TIME champions APR will be looking for a win against home side El Merreikh El Fasher on Friday afternoon to book a place in the quarter-final of this year’s Cecafa Kagame Club Championship.APR goes into the game with high confidence and less pressure following their opening day win against Elman of Somalia. Hegman Ngoma scored APR’s sole goal in the 65th minute to give the 13-time Rwandan league champions the crucial win that puts them in an advantageous position to quality for the quarter-finals and potential clash with local archrivals Rayon Sports, who got their own campaign with a 3-3 draw against Electric Sport of Chad yesterday.APR will play their final group game on Sunday against Vital’o of Burundi. The Burundian champion snatched a 1-0 win against home side El Mereikh takes on Elman of Somalia in the first game due to be played at Al Fasher stadium.Amissi saves Rayon SportsBurundian import Cedric Amissi scored the equalizing goal for Rayon Sports as the Primus League champions secured a point in the 3-all draw against Elect Sport of Chad yesterday.Elect Sport took the lead in the 12th minute through Hisen Adam before fullback Donatien Tuyizere equalised nine minutes later.Salita Gentil Kambale put Rayon Sports 2-1 up three minutes before the break, but it didn’t last long before Issa Goudia made it 2-2 three minutes after the break.In a game of end to end stuff, substitute Marante Ange Bemba gave the Chadian league champions the lead for the second time in the 67th minute. That goal didn’t appear to force Rayon Sports’ coach Didier Gomez da Rosa into a change, the Frenchman waited until the five minutes of additional time when he introduced Cedric Amissi for Jean Bosco Harolimana.And it took the midfielder cum striker just one good opportunity to net the equalizing goal for the Rwandan champions when he headed home Fuadi Ndayisenga’s cross in the 93rd minute to make sure both teams shared the points for their effort.