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 have won 9 Rwandan Premier League titles, the most Premier League championships after one. Throughout its history, the club has won 9 Rwandan Cups, 1 CECAFA Clubs' Cup, 9 peace Cup, 3 Agaciro Cup, 2 Intwali Cup and a Kigali 100 Years' Cup. 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 thousand hills.

Rayon Sports FC
Full nameRayon Sports Football Club
Nickname(s)Gikundiro (The Lovely)
FoundedMay 1965
GroundStade Régional Nyamirambo[1]
Kigali, Rwanda
Capacity22,000
ChairmanSadate Munyakazi
ManagerCasa Bungo André
LeagueRWANDA PREMIER LEAGUE
Current SeasonChampion

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]

Achievements
  • 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.
  • CECAFA Clubs Cup: 1
1998.

Performance in CAF competitions
1982 – Preliminary Round
1998 – First Round
1999 – Second Round
2001 – Preliminary Round
2003 – First Round
2005 – Preliminary Round
2014 – Preliminary Round
2006 – First Round
2008 – First Round
2017 – Second Round
2018 – Quarter Finals
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 (2019–20)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 G.K  RWA Yves Kimenyi
19 MF  GHA Michael Sarpong
9 MF  MLI Omar Sidibe
12 FW  RWA Gilbert Mugisha
11 MF  GHA Commodor Olokwerie
16 DF  RWA Saddam Nyandwi
17 DF  RWA Eric Irambona
14 DF  RWA Eric Iradukunda
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  GHA Sarpong Michael
20 DF  RWA Habimana Hussein
4 DF  RWA Hervé Rugwiro
5 MF  RWA Amran Nshimiyima ana
28 MF  RWA Tumushime Altijan
29 GK  RWA Nsengiyumva Emmanuen
30 GK  RWA Mazimpaka Andre
2 DF  RWA Said Iragire
7 FW  BDI Jules Ulimwengu
27 MF  COD Kakule Mugheni
24 MD  RWA Sekamana Maxime
23 FW  RWA Bizimana Yannick
26 MF  RWA Mike
21 MF  RWA Jean Claude Iranzi
3 DF  RWA Eric Rutanga (Team Captaine)
25 MF  RWA Eric Ndizeye
8 MF  RWA Mirafa
10 MF  RWA Houssein Ciza
6 DF  RWA Amza Runanira

Staff
  • Head coach: Guy Bukas
  • Assist coach: unknown
  • Goalkeeper coach: Kalisa Calliopie
  • Team Manager : Adrien
  • KT 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 ( Mars 2020 up To now)

References
  1. https://int.soccerway.com/teams/rwanda/rayon-sports/3895/
  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.
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