{"id":75733,"date":"2024-06-11T16:09:23","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T16:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/apr-fc-to-represent-rwanda-at-cecafa-kagame-cup-2024"},"modified":"2024-06-11T18:02:42","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T18:02:42","slug":"apr-fc-to-represent-rwanda-at-cecafa-kagame-cup-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/apr-fc-to-represent-rwanda-at-cecafa-kagame-cup-2024","title":{"rendered":"APR FC to represent Rwanda at CECAFA Kagame Cup 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Rwandan champions APR FC have been confirmed as country\u2019s sole representatives at the forthcoming CECAFA Kagame Cup 2024, which will take place in Tanzania and Zanzibar from July 6-22.<\/p>\n<p>CECAFA announced the official list of 16 participating teams on Tuesday, June 10, via its official website.<\/p>\n<p>Three teams namely DR Congo\u2019s TP Mazembe, Nyasa Big Bullets from Malawi, and Zambia\u2019s Red Arrows FC, were invited to take part in the two-week tournament, joining 13 other teams representing their respective countries in the CECAFA Zone.<\/p>\n<p>Originally scheduled from July 20 to August 4 in Tanzania, the tournament was rescheduled to earlier dates to accommodate the busy CAF calendar and to ensure that it concludes before the 2024\/2025 CAF Club competitions start.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis competition will help our teams in the CECAFA Zone to prepare better in the pre-season ahead of the 2024\/2025 CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup, which start in August,\u201d said CECAFA Executive Director John Auka Gecheo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving top sides from DR Congo, Malawi, and Zambia will also spice up our club competition and give our teams a real test,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>APR FC have resumed training in preparation for both the CECAFA Kagame Cup and the CAF Champions League preliminary round in August.<\/p>\n<p>The club is also gearing up for the new Primus National League season, which starts around the same time.<\/p>\n<p>The army side could also announce a new head coach at any time, as a replacement for French coach Thierry Froger who left the club at the end of the Primus National League campaign after his contract expired.<\/p>\n<p>Times Sport understands that Serbian coach Darko Novic\u0301, who previously coached Algerian side ES Setif, US Monastir and Libyan national team, has agreed terms to take charge of the club.<\/p>\n<p>Full list of teams confirmed for CECAFA Kagame Cup 2024:<\/p>\n<p>Vital \u2018O (Burundi), El Merreikh, Al Hilal, Hai El Wadi (all from Sudan), Young Africans SC, Simba SC, Azam FC, Coastal Union FC ( all fromTanzania), Gor Mahia FC (Kenya), SC Villa (Uganda), JKU SC (Zanzibar), El Merreikh FC-Bentiu (South Sudan), APR FC (Rwanda), TP Mazembe (DR Congo), Nyasa Big Bullets (Malawi) and Red Arrows FC (Zambia).<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Rwanda Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. Rwandan champions APR FC have been confirmed as country\u2019s sole representatives at the forthcoming CECAFA Kagame Cup 2024, which will take place in Tanzania and Zanzibar from July 6-22. CECAFA announced the official list of 16 participating teams on Tuesday, June 10, via its official website. 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