APR FC winger Ramadhan Niyibizi has joined SC Kiyovu on a season-long mortgage, preserving him on the Mumena-based membership till the tip of the 2026/27 marketing campaign.
The 25-year-old has one yr remaining on his contract with APR and is about to grow to be a free agent on the finish of the season, making the mortgage spell an necessary alternative for each the participant and his guardian membership.
Niyibizi joined APR from AS Kigali in 2022 and shortly established himself as a beneficial member of the squad. Nonetheless, he discovered taking part in time more and more tough to come back by throughout the 2025/26 season amid stiff competitors for locations in each home and continental competitions.
Earlier than his transfer to APR, the winger loved a memorable CAF Confederation Cup marketing campaign with AS Kigali within the 2021/22 season, scoring one objective in 4 appearances.
Final season, Niyibizi made simply two appearances within the Rwanda Premier League, scoring as soon as, whereas additionally that includes in three CAF Champions League matches. Total, he noticed restricted minutes throughout all competitions.
Regardless of the shortage of normal recreation time, the winger has collected beneficial expertise on the highest degree of African membership soccer and has additionally earned senior nationwide group recognition, making two appearances for Rwanda throughout the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
SC Kiyovu view his arrival as a part of a broader rebuilding mission geared toward strengthening the squad with skilled native gamers able to making a right away impression.
“We goal to construct robust and significant initiatives that can carry optimistic outcomes to soccer right here in Rwanda,” the Mumena-based membership stated in a press release.
For Niyibizi, the transfer gives an opportunity to rediscover common soccer and reignite his profession at a membership famend for nurturing attacking expertise.
Together with his contract at APR on account of expire on the finish of the season, the 2026/27 marketing campaign might show pivotal in shaping the following chapter of his profession.
