Police HC and Kiziguro SS are the winners of the 2026 Genocide Memorial Handball Event within the males’s and ladies’s classes respectively, following the finals held at Petit Stade on Sunday, June 7.
The event, organised by the nationwide handball governing physique in collaboration with the Nationwide Olympic Committee, is held yearly to honour victims of the 1994 Genocide in opposition to the Tutsi by means of sport.
This 12 months’s version noticed Police HC edge arch-rivals APR HC 32-27 within the males’s ultimate, whereas Kiziguro SS narrowly defeated Nyamagabe 27-26 within the ladies’s class.
Within the males’s ultimate, Elyse Muhumure, the previous U20 nationwide workforce captain and bronze medallist on the 2025 IHF Intercontinental Championships, opened the scoring for APR HC. The 2 league rivals traded targets early on, with neither aspect managing to tug away, as Police HC trailed by a slim two-goal margin for a lot of the primary half.
Police HC regularly gained momentum, with Samuel Mbesutunguwe delivering a standout efficiency, scoring 5 targets, whereas Stower Raizi added 4 extra to assist swing the match of their favour. By halftime, Police HC led 16-14.
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Within the second half, APR HC tried a comeback, however struggled to comprise Police HC’s Yves Kayijamahe, whose sharp attacking runs persistently broke by means of their defensive traces. Mixed with Mbesutunguwe’s scientific ending, Police maintained management of the sport, sealing a 32-27 victory.
“We’ve received this trophy, which we would have liked most. Final 12 months we fell brief within the semifinals in opposition to Fairness, however now we’ve claimed it once more,” Police HC coach Antoine Ntabanganyimana stated.
Within the males’s bronze medal match, Pevic HC secured third place after defeating Ndejje College.
Within the ladies’s class, Kiziguro SS claimed the title after a dramatic 27-26 victory over Nyamagabe in a tightly contested ultimate. Elsewhere, Uganda’s Ndejje College secured the bronze medal after defeating UR Rukara.
On the finish of the event, Josephine Iragena of Kiziguro SS and Samuel Mbesutunguwe of Police HC had been named the Most Priceless Gamers (MVPs) of the competitors.
