{"id":109862,"date":"2025-09-12T18:09:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T18:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/kiyovu-boss-warns-rivals-rayon-ahead-of-season-opener"},"modified":"2025-09-12T18:14:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T18:14:50","slug":"kiyovu-boss-warns-rivals-rayon-ahead-of-season-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/kiyovu-boss-warns-rivals-rayon-ahead-of-season-opener","title":{"rendered":"Kiyovu boss warns rivals Rayon ahead of season opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span><b>Saturday Fixtures<\/b><\/p>\n<p>SC Kiyovu vs Rayon Sports (Kigali Pele Stadium, 18:30)<\/p>\n<p>Bugesera vs Gicumbi (Bugesera Stadium, 15:00)<\/p>\n<p>Mukura vs Musanze (Kamena Stadium, 15:00)<\/p>\n<p>Police vs Rutsiro (Kigali Pele Stadium, 15:00)<\/p>\n<p>SC Kiyovu head coach Christian Francis Haringingo has warned rivals Rayon Sports ahead of their opening clash of the 2025\/26 Rwanda Premier League, saying his side is \u201cready to hurt them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve just got to deal with what\u2019s in front of us,\u201d Haringingo said. \u201cEvery team is going to rise physically and mentally. We expect three points, but also to grow as a team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Burundian coach praised his players\u2019 improvement during preseason, noting progress both in attack and defence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will continue to find solutions in scoring goals while staying strong defensively. If we come together, we can achieve a lot. Those who watched us today saw that there is hope,\u201d he added, calling on fans to turn up in numbers.<\/p>\n<p>On expectations for the highly anticipated clash, Haringingo was cautious but confident. \u201cIn a match like this, it\u2019s difficult to predict the outcome. Rayon started preparations earlier, so they may be a step ahead, but we are not standing still. I am sure we are well prepared.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Bugesera host Gicumbi at Bugesera Stadium, Mukura take on Musanze at Kamena Stadium, while Police face Rutsiro at Kigali Pele Stadium, all kicking off at 15:00.<\/p>\n<p>This season also comes with a major rule change: Premier League clubs can now field up to eight foreign players at once, up from the previous limit of six.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Rwanda<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. Saturday Fixtures SC Kiyovu vs Rayon Sports (Kigali Pele Stadium, 18:30) Bugesera vs Gicumbi (Bugesera Stadium, 15:00) Mukura vs Musanze (Kamena Stadium, 15:00) Police vs Rutsiro (Kigali Pele Stadium, 15:00) SC Kiyovu head coach Christian Francis Haringingo has warned rivals Rayon Sports ahead of their opening clash of the 2025\/26 Rwanda Premier [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":109861,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,18],"tags":[1079,2676,758,3314,3180],"class_list":["post-109862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-sport","tag-bugesera","tag-rayon-sports","tag-rwanda","tag-rwanda-premier-league","tag-sc-kiyovu"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kiyovu boss warns rivals Rayon ahead of season opener - 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