{"id":91518,"date":"2024-12-05T15:33:30","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T15:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/kavita-agrees-to-new-birmingham-legion-deal"},"modified":"2024-12-06T10:31:46","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T10:31:46","slug":"kavita-agrees-to-new-birmingham-legion-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/kavita-agrees-to-new-birmingham-legion-deal","title":{"rendered":"Kavita agrees to new Birmingham Legion deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Rwanda international Phanuel Kavita is among 13 players who have agreed to contract extensions with US second tier side Birmingham Legion.<\/p>\n<p>The new one-year deal will see the 31-year-old defender stay with the USL club until November 30, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>This is going to be Kavita&#8217;s fifth season at Birmingham Legion, having joined them on December 8, 2020 from St. Louis FC.<\/p>\n<p>The towering centre back, who is also the captain of the club, has made 133 appearances for the team in since 2020, scoring 1 goal and providing 2 assists.<\/p>\n<p>He also previously featured for Clemson Tigers, Real Salt Lake and Puerto Rico FC.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Rwanda<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. Rwanda international Phanuel Kavita is among 13 players who have agreed to contract extensions with US second tier side Birmingham Legion. The new one-year deal will see the 31-year-old defender stay with the USL club until November 30, 2025. 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