{"id":93553,"date":"2025-01-04T13:20:18","date_gmt":"2025-01-04T13:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/rayon-eye-win-against-police-fc-as-title-race-takes-shape"},"modified":"2025-01-04T13:36:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-04T13:36:20","slug":"rayon-eye-win-against-police-fc-as-title-race-takes-shape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/rayon-eye-win-against-police-fc-as-title-race-takes-shape","title":{"rendered":"Rayon eye win against Police FC as title race takes shape"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Saturday, January 4<\/p>\n<p>Rayon Sports vs Police (Kigali Stadium)<\/p>\n<p>Kickoff: 18:00<\/p>\n<p>League leaders Rayon Sports FC will host third-placed Police FC in their rescheduled Rwanda Premier League fixture on Saturday at Kigali Stadium, seeking to extend their unbeaten form in the title run in.<\/p>\n<p>A victory for the Blues would help them finish the first round of the league campaign standing firm at the top while any slip would bring pressure on them as long as APR FC pocket full three points from their trip to Ubworoherane Stadium where they will face Musanze FC.<\/p>\n<p>Rayon Sports could miss the services of centre back Aimable Nsabimana who is on strike due to unpaid sign on fee in the region of Rwf5 million while head coach Robertinho is expected on the touchline despite missing the training sessions after an operation of his eye delayed his return.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the crunch game, club captain Kevin Muhire said, &#8220;We want to take three points as we want to remain at the top. It is a big match for us and each team wants to win but, for our side, we know we can beat them and we will.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As players, We need to be ready mentally and physically because we are facing one of the toughest teams in the league.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rayon&#8217;s main challenge lies in defensive midfield while their strongest asset this season has been in offensive midfield and attack.<\/p>\n<p>Muhire has been a driving force for the club, providing an impressive eight assists, while striker Fall Ngagne has scored eight goals while winger Hadji Iraguha has also been in hot form with five goals to his name so far this season.<\/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. Saturday, January 4 Rayon Sports vs Police (Kigali Stadium) Kickoff: 18:00 League leaders Rayon Sports FC will host third-placed Police FC in their rescheduled Rwanda Premier League fixture on Saturday at Kigali Stadium, seeking to extend their unbeaten form in the title run in. 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