{"id":48399,"date":"2023-07-24T12:04:56","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T12:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/returning-to-rayon-was-an-easy-decision-youssef"},"modified":"2023-07-24T12:18:48","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T12:18:48","slug":"returning-to-rayon-was-an-easy-decision-youssef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/returning-to-rayon-was-an-easy-decision-youssef","title":{"rendered":"Returning to Rayon was an easy decision &#8211; Youssef"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Peter Kamasa<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Forward Youssef Rharb has said that he never hesitated about a return to Rayon Sports when the club came calling and insists he has made the best choice<\/p>\n<p>The Moroccan youngster enjoyed a short loan spell with the Blues from parent club Raja Casablanca in 2021 before but his one-year loan deal was cut short as his relationship with the club deteriorated, prompting Rayon to send him back to Raja after just three four months.<\/p>\n<p>The club has, however, been monitoring his situation since his departure and tried all they could to lure him back to their ranks for a second spell, as the club continues major rebuild ahead of the new season.<\/p>\n<p>Youssef told journalists, upon arrival on Sunday evening, that he never hesitated to accept the deal when Rayon came calling as he looks to put the past behind him and start a new chapter with the club which he agreed to play on a one-year deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am happy to be back at rayon Sports. I want to help Rayon Sports win as many games as possible. They have given me what I needed and I believe I made the best choice. I hope to further develop my career and also have the opportunity to play in the CAF Confederation Cup,\u201d Youssef said<\/p>\n<p><b>ALSO READ<\/b>: Youssef inches closer to Rayon Sports return<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe I am capable of helping the club to continue going forward, move to another level. I want to do well in all competitions with the club especially in Africa,\u201d he added<\/p>\n<p>During his first spell, Youssef orchestrated an attacking spark that saw him become a defenders&#8217; nightmare with his eye-catching dribbles and passes. Rayon had since become a fearsome force right after the youngster formed a formidable partnership with former striker Leandre Willy Onana who is now at Simba SC.<\/p>\n<p>Yousseff is one of eight new signings that Rayon has made during the current transfer window. Others include Charles Baale and Simon Tamale from Uganda, Rwandans Ali Serumogo, Hakim Bugingo and Aimable Nsabimana, Congolese Jonathan Ifunga Ifasso as well as Burundian Aruna Moussa Madjaliwa.<\/p>\n<p>They will be officially unveiled before the supporters during the club\u2019s presentation ceremony slated for August 5 at Kigali Pele Stadium.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\">Rwanda<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peter Kamasa Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. Forward Youssef Rharb has said that he never hesitated about a return to Rayon Sports when the club came calling and insists he has made the best choice The Moroccan youngster enjoyed a short loan spell with the Blues from parent club Raja Casablanca in 2021 before but his one-year [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":48398,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,18],"tags":[760,763,758],"class_list":["post-48399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-sport","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-rwanda","tag-rwanda"],"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>Returning to Rayon was an easy decision - Youssef - Rwanda<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Forward Youssef Rharb has said that he never hesitated about a return to Rayon Sports when the club came calling and ins ...\" \/>\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\/returning-to-rayon-was-an-easy-decision-youssef\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Returning to Rayon was an easy decision - Youssef\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Forward Youssef Rharb has said that he never hesitated about a return to Rayon Sports when the club came calling and ins ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/returning-to-rayon-was-an-easy-decision-youssef\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Rwanda\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-07-24T12:04:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-07-24T12:18:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sites\/23\/2023\/07\/sm_1690188498.829858.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"674\" \/>\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=\"2 minutes\" \/>\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\/returning-to-rayon-was-an-easy-decision-youssef#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/returning-to-rayon-was-an-easy-decision-youssef\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Returning to Rayon was an easy decision &#8211; 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