Monday, July 27
Group A Fixtures
Gor Mahia vs Vipers SC – 15:00
Garde Républicaine vs APR FC – 18:00
Venue: Kigali Pelé Stadium
APR FC will likely be seeking to put their disastrous begin to the CECAFA Kagame Cup behind them after they face Djibouti’s Garde Républicaine in a vital Group A conflict on Monday at Kigali Pelé Stadium.
The Rwandan champions suffered one in every of their heaviest defeats in recent times of their opening match, falling to a shock 5-0 loss in opposition to Kenyan giants Gor Mahia.
The consequence left followers and former gamers annoyedand elevated strain on head coach Taleb Abderrahim and his gamers to ship a direct response.
Regardless of the setback, APR captain Djibril Ouattara insists the crew has moved on from the defeat and is absolutely targeted on getting its marketing campaign again on observe.
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“We’re prepared for the sport and we need to carry again the enjoyment to the followers,” Ouattara stated.
The striker admitted that the defeat to Gor Mahia was troublesome to just accept however believes the gamers have discovered from their errors and are decided to reply positively.
With their qualification hopes hanging within the steadiness, Monday’s conflict may show decisive for the house aspect. Ouattara insists APR nonetheless has “every part to play for.”
A victory wouldn’t solely revive their CECAFA Kagame Cup marketing campaign but in addition restore confidence following the heavy defeat to Gor Mahia.
APR know that something lower than a win may severely harm their possibilities of progressing to the knockout stage, making Monday’s encounter a must-win fixture.
Coach Taleb has additionally promised an improved efficiency after the humiliating opening defeat, saying his crew has labored onerous to handle the errors that proved pricey in opposition to Gor Mahia.
Standing within the Rwandan champions’ means are Garde Républicaine, who’re equally determined to bounce again after opening their marketing campaign with a 3-0 defeat to Uganda’s Vipers SC.
The Djiboutian aspect struggled to include the Ugandan champions and now face one other troublesome problem in opposition to an APR crew decided to revive satisfaction.
With each groups looking for their first factors of the match, an intense and aggressive contest is predicted at Kigali Pelé Stadium.
