{"id":117235,"date":"2025-12-12T16:26:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T16:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/girumugisha-bags-hat-trick-as-al-hilal-thrash-bugesera-fc"},"modified":"2025-12-12T17:05:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T17:05:24","slug":"girumugisha-bags-hat-trick-as-al-hilal-thrash-bugesera-fc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/girumugisha-bags-hat-trick-as-al-hilal-thrash-bugesera-fc","title":{"rendered":"Girumugisha bags hat trick as Al Hilal thrash Bugesera FC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Thursday, December 11<\/p>\n<p>Al Hilal 3-1 Bugesera<\/p>\n<p>Amagaju 1-2 Rutsiro<\/p>\n<p>Burundian winger Jean Claude Girumugisha scored a superb hat-trick to inspire Al Hilal SC to a 3\u20131 victory over Bugesera FC at Kigali Pele\u0301 Stadium on Thursday, December 11.<\/p>\n<p>The win extends Al Hilal\u2019s unbeaten run in the Rwanda Premier League, with three victories and one draw from their four matches so far.<\/p>\n<p>Girumugisha opened the scoring in the first minute before adding two more goals in the 65th and 75th minutes to complete his hat-trick.<\/p>\n<p>Saddick Sulley scored the consolation goal for the visitors in the 67th minute, but the Sudanese giants held firm to secure all three points.<\/p>\n<p>Al Hilal have now climbed to 13th place with 10 points, and with seven games in hand, winning them could potentially propel them to the top of the table.<\/p>\n<p>Bugesera, meanwhile, face a tough challenge as they look to bounce back when they host Rayon Sports in Nyamata on Sunday, December 14.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Rutsiro FC produced a spirited comeback to claim three crucial points with a hard-fought 2\u20131 away victory against Amagaju FC.<\/p>\n<p>Desire Iradukunda put Amagaju ahead in the 8th minute, but Eric Kwizera equalised 14 minutes later, sending both sides into halftime level at 1\u20131 at Kamena Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Rutsiro completed the turnaround early in the second half when Je\u0301re\u0301mie Mbusa struck the winner in the 52nd minute.<\/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. 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