Mukura Victory Sports F.C.

Mukura Victory Sports et Loisirs Football Club, commonly known as Mukura Victory Sports or simply Mukura, is an association football club from Butare (a city sometimes known as Huye), Rwanda. Founded in May 1963, the club currently competes in the Rwanda Premier League and plays its home games at Stade Huye.

Mukura Victory Sports et Loisirs
Full nameMukura Victory Sports et Loisirs Football Club
Founded1963 (1963)
GroundStade Huye
Butare, Rwanda
Capacity10,000
ChairmanJean Damascène Maniraguha
LeagueRwanda Premier League
2021–225th
WebsiteClub website

Mukura victory sports et Loisirs football club in February had stopped APR FC 51 unbeaten games in Rwanda premier league.

History

They won the Rwandan Cup on August 12, 2018 after beating Rayon Sports (3-1) on penalty shootout. The regular time had ended on 0-0 draw.

Honours

Domestic competitions

Performance in CAF & CECAFA competitions

CAF competitions
As of 27 March 2021
Competition MatchesWDLGFGA
African Cup Winners' Cup 12318925
CAF Cup 411224
CAF Confederation Cup 623123
Total 2265111332
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1982 African Cup Winners' Cup First round Tanzania Pan African 0-4 0-4 0-8
1987 African Cup Winners' Cup First round Egypt Tersana 1-1 0-5 1-6
1988 African Cup Winners' Cup Preliminary round Eswatini Mbabane Highlanders 5-1 0-3 5-4
First round Kenya Gor Mahia 0-1 0-1 0-2
1993 African Cup Winners' Cup Preliminary round Tanzania Pamba 1-2 1-0 2-2 (a)
1994 CAF Cup First round Zaire AS Bantous 0-0 1-2 1-2
2000 CAF Cup First round Ethiopia Awassa Kenema 1-0 0-2 1-2
2001 African Cup Winners' Cup First round Burundi Atlético Olympic 1-0 0-3 1-3
2018/19 CAF Confederation Cup Preliminary round South Africa Free State Stars 1-0 0-0 1-0
First round Sudan El Hilal SC El Obeid 0-0 0-0 0-0 (5-4 p)
Play-off round Sudan Al-Hilal Club Omdurman 1-0 0-3 1-3

CECAFA competitions
Season Round Club Score Aggregate
2019 Kagame Interclub Cup Group round Tanzania Azam 0-1 4th place
Group round Kenya Bandari 2-2
Group round Uganda KCCA 1-2

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player[3]
1 DF Rwanda RWA Mutijima Janvier
2 FW Rwanda RWA Ndizeye Innocent
3 FW Rwanda RWA Munezero Dieudonné
4 GK Rwanda RWA Ingabire Aimé Regis
5 DF Rwanda RWA Umwungeri Patrick
6 MF Rwanda RWA Niyonkuru Ramadhan
7 FW Rwanda RWA Iradukunda Jean Bertrand
8 FW Nigeria NGA Lucky Emmanuel
9 MF Burundi BDI Iradukunda Barthelemy
10 GK Rwanda RWA Bikorimana Gérard
11 DF Rwanda RWA Rugirayabo Hassan
12 DF Rwanda RWA Manzi Aimable
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 FW Ghana GHA Muniru Abdul Rahman
14 FW Nigeria NGA Nwosu Samuel Chukwudi
15 DF Rwanda RWA Biraboneye Aphrodis
16 MF Rwanda RWA Mbazumutima Mamadou
17 DF Rwanda RWA Senzira Mansour
18 DF Rwanda RWA Ngirimana Alex
19 DF Cameroon CMR Olih Jacques
20 DF Rwanda RWA Uwihoreye Jean Paul
21 MF Rwanda RWA Mutabazi Hakim
22 FW Rwanda RWA Ndayisenga Ramadhan
23 MF Rwanda RWA Nwatli Evode
24 DF Rwanda RWA Tuyishimire Eric

Technical staff
Head coach Mukura Victory Sports

[4]

NamePosition
Argentina Rodolfo Zapata(Sacked)Head coach
Venezuela Samyr SanchezAssistant coach
Rwanda -Goalkeepers' Coach
Rwanda Rwabuneza RichardTeam Doctor
Rwanda Nshimyumuremyi BaptisteTeam Physio

Management
NamePosition
Rwanda Nizeyimana OlivierPresident resigned
Rwanda Sakindi EugèneVice President
Rwanda Siboyintore ThéodateSecretary General
Rwanda Mutemberezi PaulinTreasurer

Youth academy squad

Mukura have been helping a number of young players of the region to become big names in the country. Among them the former Captain Nshimiyimana Canisius who is the Assistant Coach in the club. Mukura Youth System is made of more than 45 young players from the age of 11 to 18. Gashugi Abdul Kareem,(brother of Mukura former midfielder Djuma Munyaneza) currently playing for Kiyovu SC is another talented product of Mukura Youth System.

Stadium

The Home of Mukura V.S, Stade Huye is located near the office of Huye District next the national road 1. The 10,000 all-seater stadium hosted the Group B matches of the 2016 CHAN.It was constructed in collaboration with Rwanda Ministry of Sports and Culture and Huye District. It comprises offices, dressing rooms and sports museum.

References
  1. "Rwanda - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. "Rwanda: Mukura wins Peace Cup, qualify for Confed Cup". www.cafonline.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  3. ferwafa.rw
  4. "Ivan Jacky Minnaert - Stats and titles won".


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