Rayon Sports F.C.

Rayon Sports Football Club is an association football club from Nyanza, Southern province, Rwanda, now based in Kigali. The team currently competes in the Rwanda National Football League, and plays its home games at the Stade Amahoro in Kigali and Kigali Stadium, Nyamirambo. For some years, its daily operations were held in the southern province in Nyanza District.[2] They've won 9 Rwandan Premier League titles, the 2nd most Premier League titles. Throughout its history, the club has won 9 Rwandan Cups, 1 CECAFA Clubs' Cup, 9 peace Cups, 3 Agaciro Cups, 2 Intwali Cups and a Kigali 100 Years' Cup and 1 Father Fraipont memorial tournament. The blues of Rwanda are said to have more than 80% of Football fans in the country, which makes it the most popular team in Rwanda and the only competent citizen-owned club in the country of a thousand hills.

Rayon Sports FC
Full nameRayon Sports Football Club
Nickname(s)Gikundiro (The adorable)
FoundedMay 1965
GroundStade Régional Nyamirambo[1]
Kigali, Rwanda
Capacity22,000
ChairmanUwayezu Jean Fidèle
ManagerLomami Marcel
LeagueRwanda Premier League
2019–20Runner-up

History

The club was founded in May 1968 in Nyanza, but moved to the nation's capital, Kigali, in 1986 before moving back in 2012 following an agreement with the Nyanza District authorities. Gikundiro spent few months in Nyanza and returned to Kigali where it is based currently. [2] In 2012, the club also absorbed Nyanza Football Club, which was relegated from the Rwanda National Football League after the 2011–12 season. [3]

Honours

Domestic competitions
1975, 1981, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2013, 2016-2017, 2018-2019.
  • Rwandan Peace Cup: 9
1976, 1979, 1982, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2005, 2016.
  • Rwandan Super Cup: 1
2017.

International
1998.

Performance in CAF competitions
1982 – Preliminary Round
1998 – First Round
1999 – Second Round
2001 – Preliminary Round
2003 – First Round
2005 – Preliminary Round
2014 – Preliminary Round
2018 – First Round
2020 – Preliminary Round
2006 – First Round
2008 – First Round
2017 – Second Round
2018 – Quarter Finals
1993 – Preliminary Round
2002 – Quarter-Finals
1990 – First Round
1994 – Second Round
1996 – First Round
2000 – Second Round

Current squad (2021–22)
No.Pos.NationPlayerJersey Number
1.GKRWAKwizera Olivier
2.GKRWABashing Abouba1
3.GKRWAHakizimana Adolphe22
4.GKRWAHategekimana BOnheur
5.DFRWANiyigena Clement17
6.DFRWAMitima Isaac23
7.DFRWAHabimana Hussein20
8.DFBURNdizeye Samuel25
9.DFBURNizigiyimana Abdul Mackenzie4
10.DFRWAMuvandimwe Jean Marie Vianney12
11.DFRWAMujyanama Fidele3
12.DMFRWANsengiyumva Isaac2
13.DMFRWAMugisha Francois15
14.DMFRWAByumvuhore Tresor14
15.CMRWANiyonkuru Sadjat8
16.CMRWANishimwe Blaise6
17.CMMARAyoub Lahsane5
18.CMRWAMushimiyimana Mohammed13
19.AMRWAMuhire Kevin (Captain)11
20.AMRWAMico Justin
21.LWMARRharb Youssef7
22.LWCAMEssombe Willy Onana10
23.RWRWAIranzI Jean Claude30
24.RWRWASekamana Maxime24
25.LWDR CONGOManace Mutatu Mbedi
26.FWRWARudasingwa Prince29
27.FWCAMSteve Elumanga27
28.FWMALSuleiman Sanogo9
29.FWBRAChristmar Malta Soares19

Staff
  • Head coach:
  • Assist coach1: Lomami Marcel(caretaker)
  • Assist coach 2: Dusange Sasha
  • Goalkeeper coach: Kalisa Calliopie
  • Doctor: Mugemana Charles
  • Team Manager : Adrien
  • Kit manager : Claude
  • CEO : ITANGISHAKA Bernard

Notable coaches
  • name N/A (19??–85)
  • Longin Rudasingwa (1995–00)
  • René Kalimunda (2007–08)
  • Raoul Shungu (2009)
  • Tierry Hitimana
  • Baptiste Kayiranga
  • Fatikaramu
  • Kanyankore Gilbert Youndé
  • Didier Gomes Da Rosa (2012– 2013)
  • Jean Marie Ntagwabira
  • Luc Eymael
  • David Donadei
  • Masudi Djuma (2015–2017)
  • Karekezi Olivier (2017–2018)
  • Ivan Minnaert (2018)
  • Roberto Oliveira Goncalves do Carmo (2018–)
  • Javier Martinez Espinosa ( September 2019 To December 2019)
  • Casa Bungo André (December 2019 to May 2020)
  • Guy Bukasa (May 2020 up to now)

References
  1. "Rwanda - Rayon Sports FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway".
  2. Historique de l'équipe.
  3. "Rayon Sport na Nyanza FC zifatanyije zatangiye imyitozo n'ibikoresho bicye" (in Kinyarwanda). Umuseke.rw. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
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