{"id":61769,"date":"2023-12-28T17:16:42","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T17:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/five-foreign-based-rwandan-players-who-could-change-clubs-in-january"},"modified":"2023-12-28T17:24:02","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T17:24:02","slug":"five-foreign-based-rwandan-players-who-could-change-clubs-in-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/five-foreign-based-rwandan-players-who-could-change-clubs-in-january","title":{"rendered":"Five foreign-based Rwandan players who could change clubs in January"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>The first transfer window of 2024 officially opens on January 1 as clubs look to beef up their squads for the second half of the season.<\/p>\n<p>A host of Rwandan players plying their trade are likely to switch to new teams this coming transfer window as they look to open a fresh chapter in their respective careers.<\/p>\n<p>Times Sport takes a look at five Rwandan players abroad who are likely to make moves in January.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ange Mutsinzi<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Rwanda international has 18 months left on his FK Jerv contract but he is expected to move after the team was relegated from the Norwegian second tier league.<\/p>\n<p>Mutsinzi, who captained Jerv a host of times in the 2023 season, made 30 league appearances scoring twice and providing two assists.<\/p>\n<p>He is not short of suitors as he could either sign for another club in the Tippeligaen or move to a top tier side, known as Eliteserien.<\/p>\n<p><b>Patrick Mutsinzi<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Mutsinzi&#8217;s next destination is likely to be Bulgaria, Brazil or Saudi Arabia. Times Sport can confirm that a host of clubs in these countries have shown interest in the 20-year-old striker.<\/p>\n<p>The fast-rising centre forward featured for Al Wahda U21 in the second half of the 2022\/23 season where he scored five goals. He also appeared on the bench of the senior teams a couple of times.<\/p>\n<p>He is now a free agent after leaving the club on June 30, 2023.<\/p>\n<p><b>Dylan Maes <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Maes was in fine form for Slovenian second tier league team NK Tolmin in the first round of the league, playing 15 games and scoring once.<\/p>\n<p>The towering central defender will move from the newly promoted side in the January transfer window. He told Times Sport a few weeks ago that he is in talks with some clubs in Bulgarie.<\/p>\n<p><b>Yves Mitsindo<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Mitsindo has been without a club this 2023\/24 season. The energetic midfielder was touted as the next biggest thing in Belgian football after captaining their national U16 team but his career hasn&#8217;t gone on well due to injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Now 20, Mitsindo was released by KV Mechelen U21 on July 1, 2022 and he hasn&#8217;t joined any team yet. Currently, he is being courted by some teams in the Belgian third tier with teams like Tienen in the fray.<\/p>\n<p>Mitsindo has already switched his allegiance to Rwanda and is eligible to represent the country at U23 and senior national team level.<\/p>\n<p><b>Glen Habimana<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Habimana was released by Luxemburg Premier League side Victoria Rosport on June 30, 2023 after scoring twice in 15 games.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old striker, who has played for Lierse in Belgium and Furstenwalde in Germany, is likely to return to Belgium with some lower tier clubs expressing interest in him.<\/p>\n<p>He has been capped four times by Rwanda at senior level since his debut on September 23, 2022 in a friendly game against Equatorial Guinea.<\/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>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. The first transfer window of 2024 officially opens on January 1 as clubs look to beef up their squads for the second half of the season. 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