Gicumbi FC maintained their excellent begin to the 2026/27 BK Professional League season after overcoming Etoile de l’Est 2-1 on Tuesday at Ngoma Stadium to make it three wins out of three and keep high of the desk with a most 9 factors.
Lotfi Afahmia’s facet took the lead within the 18th minute by means of Jean Merveil Tuyisenge, who completed off a well-worked transfer to place the guests in management.
Etoile de l’Est responded strongly and located an equaliser simply earlier than the halftime break when Seiri Arigumaho beat the goalkeeper to ship the perimeters into the interval degree at 1-1.
With the match seemingly heading for a draw, Kevin Iradukunda emerged because the hero for the guests, putting within the eighty fifth minute to seal one other necessary victory and prolong the membership's spectacular begin to the marketing campaign.
In the meantime, SC Kiyovu picked up their first factors of the season after edging Bugesera FC 1-0 at Kigali Pele Stadium.
The Inexperienced Baggies got here into the match beneath strain following defeats of their opening two league video games, however Aime Placide Rwabuhihi's Forty second-minute strike proved sufficient at hand them a much-needed first win of the marketing campaign.
Elsewhere, at Umuganda Stadium, Etincelles FC left it late to safe all three factors towards Musanze FC. Congolese ahead Gédeon Ndoga Bivula scored deep into stoppage time to offer the Rubavu-based facet a dramatic 1-0 victory and proceed their encouraging begin to the season.
Consideration now turns to Wednesday's fixtures, the place Kigali FC will face considered one of their hardest assessments of the season towards Al Hilal SC at Kigali Pele Stadium.
The day's headline fixture will see defending champions APR FC open their league marketing campaign after they tackle Marine FC at Kigali Pele Stadium.
Recent from their spectacular CAF Champions League first spherical efficiency, APR are anticipated to start out as favourites as they search to start out the season in model towards a Marine FC facet which can also be trying to produce an upset.
Wednesday fixtures
Kigali FC vs Al Hilal SC (3:00pm)
APR FC vs Marine FC (6:30pm)
