The win was Rayon Sport’s 13th this season and took them to the top of the log with 42 points, one ahead of second-placed Kiyovu FC after 20 games played.
Uganda Cranes winger Joackim Ojera announced his arrival in the Primus Rwanda Premier League during Rayon Sport’s 2-0 league win over Rutsiro on Saturday, February 25th.
The pint-sized, fast-paced winger lobbed the ball over Rutsiro's incoming goalkeeper in the 88th minute to double the visitors' lead and send the traveling crowd into wild celebrations.
Compatriot Musa Esenu had already given Gikundiro the lead in the 41st minute to take his goal tally this season to four.
The win was Rayon Sport’s 13th this season and took them to the top of the log with 42 points, one ahead of second-placed Kiyovu FC after 20 games played.
Rayon Sport is chasing their 10th league title and their first since the 2018/19 season.
In a related development, Erisa Keith Ssekisambu played for 90 minutes as his Kiyovu FC side earned maximum points in a 1-0 win against Bugesera FC, home to former KCCA FC and Uganda Cubs centre-back Kato Samuel Nemeyimana.
Ssekisambu is leading Kiyovu FC’s charge to their first league title in 30 years. The Green Army last won the league in 1993.
The former URA, SC Villa, Express FC, and Vipers forward, who has so far managed five league goals, will be expected to score more.
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