{"id":87498,"date":"2024-10-17T15:21:27","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T15:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/as-kigali-sign-free-agent-bukuru-on-one-year-deal"},"modified":"2024-10-17T15:29:13","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T15:29:13","slug":"as-kigali-sign-free-agent-bukuru-on-one-year-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/as-kigali-sign-free-agent-bukuru-on-one-year-deal","title":{"rendered":"AS Kigali sign free agent Bukuru on one-year deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>AS Kigali have signed central midfielder Christophe Bukuru on a one-year contract.<\/p>\n<p>Bukuru, 28, has been without a club since former side Mukura Victory Sports released him in January, just six months after signing him from Rutsiro FC.<\/p>\n<p>He is expected to bring the needed dynamism in the midfield of the Citizens who have been in search of a natural box-to-box midfielder since the 2023\/24 season.<\/p>\n<p>Bukuru previously featured for APR FC, Rayon Sports and Rutsiro FC.<\/p>\n<p>AS Kigali currently sit third on the Rwanda Premier League table with 10 points having won 3 matches, drawn once and lost once in five games.<\/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. AS Kigali have signed central midfielder Christophe Bukuru on a one-year contract. Bukuru, 28, has been without a club since former side Mukura Victory Sports released him in January, just six months after signing him from Rutsiro FC. 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