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Evander Holyfield almost walked away from a storied boxing career before it had even started. The youngest of nine children, the man who later became the legend, took up boxing having been inspired by a glimpse of a speed bag and thrived under the mentorship of his first coach, Carter…

The vice chair of army side APR FC, Major General Mubarak Muganga has apologized to fans over the surprising loss recorded in Kenya. Gor Mahia, the Kenyan champions managed a 4-3 aggregate win against the Rwandan side after winning the return leg played at Nairobi’s Nyayo Stadium 3-1, on Saturday…

Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter does not see Africa hosting the Fifa World Cup anytime soon, and claimed that his support for the continent’s 2010 tournament hosting rights led to him being forced out of the Zurich-based organisation. After 17 years at the helm of Fifa, the Swiss football administrator…

Players of Rayon Sports, the soccer league champions, have threatened to go to court if the club goes ahead to suspend their contracts. This Monday April 20, team captain Rutanga Eric penned open letter on behalf of his collaeagues to the club, in response to an earlier letter which the…

Tanzanian satellite TV provider AZAM has called it quits after talks with Rwanda football governing body FERWAFA failed. AZAM has been the official sponsor of the Rwanda Premier League since 2015 with an investment of $2.5m. However, following arrival of new leadership at FERWAFA last year, which had denounced the…

Newly appointed head coach of the national football team Amavubi (Wasps) Mashami Vincent has embarked on a campaign to bring foreign-based Rwandan players. Previously, his predecessors failed to lure Rwandans in international leagues to return home to play for the national team. The players who did not come include Gasana…

Tanzanian satellite TV provider will not revew a multimillion sponsorship deal for the Rwanda Premier League, a move likely to see the firm completely exiting Rwanda. In a letter dated August 4, AZAM TV informed the local football governing body FERWAFA that with effect from August 21, it will no…

Top league 2019 champions Rayon Sports Football may have decided to part-ways with head coach Roberto Oliveira Robertinho. Sources inside the club told The Chronicles that the Brazilian who left for holiday back home is demanding for a US$5,500 (over Rwf 5 million) per month. “In the negotiations, the coach…

Rwanda’s Amavubi will have to wait for the winner between Djibouti and Ethiopia after being exempted from the first round of qualifiers for the 2020 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) which is set to be held in Cameroon. This follows confirmation by the continental football governing body, the Confederation of Africa…

Struggling football league team APR FC has dismissed more than half of its players in move that has shocked and excited the sports world in equal measure. After missing out to defend the 2018/2019 National Football league and dropping out of this year’s Peace Cup, Rwandan military side APR FC…

Rwanda’s military side APR FC will face Proline FC from Uganda in what could be one of the most watched games of the upcoming CECAFA Kagame Cup. According to the draw released Thursday by CECAFA secretariat in partnership with local football body Ferwafa, the tournament will kick off on July…

The head of a regional soccer governing body Nicholas Musonye is clearly not a happy man, and is not shying away from displaying his anger. The Secretary General of the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) today told off major league teams, accusing them of doing “zero”…

Top football league clubs based in the capital Kigali have started a process to form a single team – as government begins phasing out districts which previously supported the teams. AS Kigali and Kiyovu Sports teams have proposed to merge into one entity in order to compete favourably for trophies.…

The nature of the route and how many athletes get prizes should be reviewed if the Kigali International Peace Marathon is to attract more talent, according to international athletes. The 15th edition of the Kigali International Peace Marathon took place Sunday, bringing together more than 3,000 participants. The marathon was…

Newcomers to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Burundi has released its 23-men squared for the 32nd edition of the continental championship with three players from the Rwandan league. Head coach Olivier Niyungeko confirmed the final team ahead of the deadline on Monday ahead of the start of the…

Rwanda’s national Volleyball National team and four other men’s national teams will fight for Zone 5 berth of the 2019 All Africa Games Zone 5 qualifiers, which gets underway in Nairobi, Kenya from today June 3 to 7, 2019. Hosts Kenya along with Egypt, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania will play…

The disciplinary committee of the national football federation (FERWAFA) has reviewed the tough punishment imposed on Albert Mpande, the Police FC head coach. The Committee partially upheld the appeal lodged by the Zambian coach Mpande. In decision issued May 18, but is only becoming public now, the committee reduced the…

Rayon Sports FC commonly known as Gikundiro officially clinched the 2018/2019 Azam Rwandan football league, on Friday, May 24, 2019. With one game to spare, Rayon has been on Friday crowned the league champions after hammering Kirehe FC 4-0 away in the Eastern Province – to secure three points needed…

Tanzanian football giants Simba FC has started behind-the-scenes talks with APR FC player Hakizimana Muhadjiri – with reports indicating the club is ready to make a splash. Negotiations are said to be going on but quietly, and the attacking midfielder is preferring not to comment as he waits to see…

The draw is out for the 2019 Peace Cup football tournament, issued in Kigali this Wednesday by the local football body FERWAFA. National league table leaders Rayon Sport FC will face off with AS Kigali in the opening game encounter. Both are heavyweights in the national league, leaving their supporters…

With only two fixtures left for the national football league curtain to fall, APR’s loss to struggling side Muhanga FC has granted the indomitable rival Rayon Sports an advantage to clinch this year’s league title. Muhanga FC left everyone shocked after it won a match at home 2-1 against the…

Former Police FC and AS Kigali head coach Andre Cassa Mbungo on Saturday extended his contract with FC Leopard of Kenya until June 2021, the club confirmed. In Twitter post, FC Leopard said that management has confidence in his ability to deliver better results with the team in coming seasons.…

National football body Ferwafa has set the draw for the 2019 Peace Cup Football Competition to be held on Wednesday May 22, 2019. Twenty teams will be placed in an open draw of the first round of the games. The confirmed teams are twelve clubs from the topflight national league:…

He had committed to walk from Kigali to Nyagatare district, a distance of 173Km, if Barcelona FC lost to Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League. It did and now he is nowhere to be seen. Regionally well-known Rwandan football Agent Patrick Gakumba nicknamed “Super Manager” is a wanted man; not…

Even after Divock Origi had pulled one back for Liverpool early on in the Tuesday night UEFA Champions League semi-final, Barcelona FC still looked set to advance as they went 3-1 on aggregate at half time. In Rwanda and elsewhere, some things, a little more strange, were in store that…

The women national cricket team made a perfect solid start to the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s qualifiers, Africa 2019 as they defeated Nigeria by 37 runs in their opening game in the ongoing games in Harare, Zimbabwe. Courageous Rwanda upset Nigeria, with some late-order batting thanks in part to…

Districts across the country are cutting back on how much money they allocate to local football teams – a situation affecting the clubs, many of which do not have any other source of funding. The Peace Cup, one of the major football leagues in the country is around the corner.…

Rwanda’s national women cricket team will face a tough test at the International Cricket Council Women Africa World Cup qualifier due in May – where it will for the first time get ranked on the global table. It is the first time that Rwanda was invited to the games scheduled…

The Ministry of Culture and Sports yesterday paid the full amount of money owed to a sacked football coach in respect of an order by global governing body FIFA. A spokesperson of the Ministry Karambizi Olivier Oleg, confirmed in statement to media houses that the $217,195 (Rwf 196m) had been…

With seven games left to conclude the national football league, it is becoming rather straightforward that some coaches are now skating on thin ice. Their days as coaches for their respective clubs are numbered. The latest in the string of coaches to be shown the exit is AS Kigali head…