{"id":6697,"date":"2021-12-17T16:47:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T16:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/rayon-eye-as-kigali-win-to-close-gap-on-top"},"modified":"2021-12-17T16:47:00","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T16:47:00","slug":"rayon-eye-as-kigali-win-to-close-gap-on-top","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/rayon-eye-as-kigali-win-to-close-gap-on-top","title":{"rendered":"Rayon eye AS Kigali win to close gap on top"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span><b>Friday<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Gasogi vs Gorilla<\/p>\n<p>Rutsiro vs Espoir<\/p>\n<p><b>Saturday<\/b><\/p>\n<p>AS Kigali vs Rayon Sports<\/p>\n<p>Marines vs APR<\/p>\n<p>Mukura vs SC Kiyovu<\/p>\n<p><b>Sunday<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Police vs Etincelles<\/p>\n<p>Gicumbi vs Musanze<\/p>\n<p>After collecting 12 points from their last 8 games, Rayon Sports face rivals AS Kigali FC on Saturday looking for three points to close in on league leaders SC Kiyovu.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues will be up against Eric Nshimiyimana\u2019s side on Saturday afternoon at Kigali Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Rayon Sports are in sixth place with 12 points, five points behind SC Kiyovu and four points off second-placed AS Kigali.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to win the game against AS Kigali because we have to keep in touch with the top teams. We know AS Kigali is a tricky side, but we are confident that we can win there,\u201d interim head coach Marcel Lomami said.<\/p>\n<p>After 8 league games, AS Kigali are in second place with 16 points, and a win against the Blues will take them to the top of the table with 19 points if Kiyovu drops points to Mukura.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a very important game for us, a must-win fixture if we are to remain in the title race,\u201d AS Kigali head coach Eric Nshimiyimana said.<\/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. 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