{"id":119883,"date":"2026-02-15T17:50:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T17:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/omedi-scores-late-as-apr-and-kiyovu-draw"},"modified":"2026-02-15T18:16:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T18:16:39","slug":"omedi-scores-late-as-apr-and-kiyovu-draw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/omedi-scores-late-as-apr-and-kiyovu-draw","title":{"rendered":"Omedi Scores Late as APR and Kiyovu Draw"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>SC Kiyovu missed the chance to close the gap at the top of the Rwanda Premier League table after Denis Omedi\u2019s stunning long-range effort earned APR FC a dramatic 1\u20131 draw on Saturday, February 14, at Amahoro Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The match appeared destined for a stalemate until new signing Abdalah Aziz Harerimana broke the deadlock in the 81st minute, giving Kiyovu hope of a crucial win. However, Omedi struck in stoppage time to rescue a point for APR.<\/p>\n<p>The draw extends APR\u2019s winless run to four matches. They remain second on 38 points, trailing league leaders Al Hilal on goal difference, although Al Hilal have played two games fewer. Kiyovu sit fifth with 32 points.<\/p>\n<p>APR will look to return to winning ways when they host Police FC on Friday, February 20.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Bugesera FC claimed a 3\u20131 victory over Gorilla FC, while Marine FC and Gicumbi FC settled for a 1\u20131 draw.<\/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. SC Kiyovu missed the chance to close the gap at the top of the Rwanda Premier League table after Denis Omedi\u2019s stunning long-range effort earned APR FC a dramatic 1\u20131 draw on Saturday, February 14, at Amahoro Stadium. The match appeared destined for a stalemate until new signing Abdalah Aziz Harerimana broke [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":119881,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,18],"tags":[1863,9387,758,3314,3180],"class_list":["post-119883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-sport","tag-apr-fc","tag-denis-omedi","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>Omedi Scores Late as APR and Kiyovu Draw - Rwanda<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"SC Kiyovu missed the chance to close the gap at the top of the Rwanda Premier League table after Denis Omedi\u2019s stunning ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/omedi-scores-late-as-apr-and-kiyovu-draw\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Omedi Scores Late as APR and Kiyovu Draw\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"SC Kiyovu missed the chance to close the gap at the top of the Rwanda Premier League table after Denis Omedi\u2019s stunning ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/omedi-scores-late-as-apr-and-kiyovu-draw\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Rwanda\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-02-15T17:50:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-15T18:16:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sites\/23\/2026\/02\/sm_1771166747.440317.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/omedi-scores-late-as-apr-and-kiyovu-draw#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/omedi-scores-late-as-apr-and-kiyovu-draw\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Omedi Scores Late as APR and Kiyovu Draw\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-15T17:50:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-15T18:16:39+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/omedi-scores-late-as-apr-and-kiyovu-draw\"},\"wordCount\":167,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/omedi-scores-late-as-apr-and-kiyovu-draw#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sites\/23\/2026\/02\/sm_1771166747.440317.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"APR FC\",\"Denis Omedi\",\"Rwanda\",\"Rwanda Premier League\",\"SC Kiyovu\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Sport\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/omedi-scores-late-as-apr-and-kiyovu-draw#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/omedi-scores-late-as-apr-and-kiyovu-draw\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/omedi-scores-late-as-apr-and-kiyovu-draw\",\"name\":\"Omedi Scores Late as APR and Kiyovu Draw - 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