Rayon Sports F.C.

Rayon Sports Football Club is an association football club from Nyanza, Southern province, Rwanda, now based in Kigali. The team currently competes in the Rwanda National Football League, and plays its home games at the Stade Amahoro in Kigali and Kigali Stadium, Nyamirambo. For some years, its daily operations were held in the southern province in Nyanza District.^[2] They've won 9 Rwandan Premier League titles, the 2nd most Premier League titles. Throughout its history, the club has won 9 Rwandan Cups, 1 CECAFA Clubs' Cup, 9 peace Cups, 3 Agaciro Cups, 2 Intwali Cups and a Kigali 100 Years' Cup and 1 Father Fraipont memorial tournament. The blues of Rwanda are said to have more than 80% of Football fans in the country, which makes it the most popular team in Rwanda and the only competent citizen-owned club in the country of a thousand hills.

Rayon Sports FC

Full name	Rayon Sports Football Club
Nickname(s)	Gikundiro (The adorable)
Founded	May 1965
Ground	Stade Régional Nyamirambo^[1] Kigali, Rwanda
Capacity	22,000
Chairman	Uwayezu Jean Fidèle
Manager	Haringingo Francis
League	Rwanda Premier League
2021–22	4th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

History

The club was founded in May 1968 in Nyanza, but moved to the nation's capital, Kigali, in 1986 before moving back in 2012 following an agreement with the Nyanza District authorities. Gikundiro spent few months in Nyanza and returned to Kigali where it is based currently. ^[2] In 2012, the club also absorbed Nyanza Football Club, which was relegated from the Rwanda National Football League after the 2011–12 season. ^[3]

Honours

Domestic competitions

• Rwanda National Football League: 9

1975, 1981, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2013, 2016–2017, 2018–2019.

• Rwandan Peace Cup: 9

1976, 1979, 1982, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2005, 2016.

• Rwandan Super Cup: 1

2017.

International

• CECAFA Clubs Cup: 1

1998.

Performance in CAF competitions

• CAF Champions League / African Cup of Champions Clubs : 9 appearances

1982 – Preliminary Round

1998 – First Round

1999 – Second Round

2001 – Preliminary Round

2003 – First Round

2005 – Preliminary Round

2014 – Preliminary Round

2018 – First Round

2020 – Preliminary Round

• CAF Confederation Cup: 4 appearances

2006 – First Round

2008 – First Round

2017 – Second Round

2018 – Quarter Finals

• CAF Cup: 2 appearances

1993 – Preliminary Round

2002 – Quarter-Finals

• CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 4 appearances

1990 – First Round

1994 – Second Round

1996 – First Round

2000 – Second Round

Current squad (2021–22)

Goal keepers

1. GK RWA Hakizimana Adolphe 22

2. GK TZ Ramadhan Kabwiri

3. GK RWA Hategekimana Bonheur 1

4. GK RWA AMÀN

DEFENDERS

5. RB RWA ganijuru elie

6. CD RWA Mitima Isaac 23

7. CD RWA Ndizeye Samuel 25

8. CD RWA Rwatubyaye Abdul (C)4

9. RB RWA Muvandimwe JMV 12

10.LB RWA Mujyanama Fidele

11.CD RWA Ngendahimana Eric 8

Midfielders

12.DMF BUR mbirizi Eric 66

13.DMF RWA Mugisha Francois 15

14.DMF RWA Manishimwe Eric 14

15.DMF NIG RAPHAEL Osalue 7

16.CM RWA Nishimwe Blaise 6

17.CM RWA kanamugire roger 5

18.CAM RWA ndekwe Felix 17

19.CAM RWA IRAGUHA HADJI

Strikers

20.CF MAL Camara Moussa 9

21.CF UGA Mussa Essenu 20

22.RW RWA IRADUKUNDA PASCAL 21

23. LW CAM Essombe Willy Onana 10

24. RW KEN Paul Were 11

25. CF MAL à Boubacar Traoré 3

26. RW RWA TUYISENGE Arsene 19

27. CF RWA Rudasingwa Prince 27

Staff

• Head coach:
• Assist coach1: Lomami Marcel(caretaker)
• Assist coach 2: Dusange Sasha
• Goalkeeper coach: Kalisa Calliopie
• Doctor: Mugemana Charles
• Team Manager : Adrien
• Kit manager : Claude
• CEO : ITANGISHAKA Bernard

Notable coaches

•   name N/A (19??–85)
•   Longin Rudasingwa (1995–00)
•   René Kalimunda (2007–08)
•   Raoul Shungu (2009)
•   Tierry Hitimana
•   Baptiste Kayiranga
•   Fatikaramu
•   Kanyankore Gilbert Youndé
•   Didier Gomes Da Rosa (2012–2013)
•   Jean Marie Ntagwabira
•   Luc Eymael
•   David Donadei
•   Masudi Djuma (2015–2017)
•   Karekezi Olivier (2017–2018)
•   Ivan Minnaert (2018)
•   Roberto Oliveira Goncalves do Carmo (2018–)
•   Javier Martinez Espinosa ( September 2019 To December 2019)
•   Casa Bungo André (December 2019 to May 2020)
•   Guy Bukasa (May 2020 to 2022)
•   Haringingo Francis(Now)

References

1. "Rwanda – Rayon Sports FC – Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news – Soccerway".
2. Historique de l'équipe.
3. "Rayon Sport na Nyanza FC zifatanyije zatangiye imyitozo n'ibikoresho bicye" (in Kinyarwanda). Umuseke.rw. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2014.

External links

• Official website