Ernest Sugira

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Ernest Sugira
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-03-27) 27 March 1991 (age 30)
Place of birth Kigali, Rwanda
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 AS Kigali
Number 16
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 AS Muhanga 29 (17)
2013–2014 A.P.R. 6 (2)
2014–2016 AS Kigali 64 (29)
2016 AS Vita Club 19 (12)
2017-2019 A.P.R. 16 (7)
2020-2021 Rayon Sports 20 (11)
2021- AS Kigali 7 (2)
National team‡
2013– Rwanda 46 (15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 February 2016
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 October 2019

Ernest Sugira (born March 27, 1991) is a Rwandan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Rayon Sports F.C. and the Rwanda national team.[1][2]

Career[]

He began his youth career as a midfielder at AS Muhanga at an early age and led to a Rwandan cup final with the club. In June 2013 he joined Armée Patriotique Rwandaise F.C. In March 2014, he scored a goal in a rout of Amavubi Stars 4-0 in the 2013–14 Rwanda National Football League[3] Also, in the Rwandan Cup also known as Peace cup, he missed a penalty in a penalty shootout against his former club AS Muhanga but despite that, his team won 10-9 to advance to the next round.[4] With Armée Patriotique Rwandaise F.C., he won a double in the season 2013-2014 Rwandan Football season. In September 2014, Sugira signed to AS Kigali among with two other APR FC players to join the club.[5] In the Rwamagana pre season tournament, he scored a goal in a semifinal against Mukura Victory Sports FC and ultimately won the trophy in the final against the host Sunrise FC.[6] Then in December 2014, he won yet another trophy in the Ombudsman cup final against Police FC.

In May 2016, Ernest Sugira signed with AS Vita Club, a Democratic Republic of Congo's club, and joined the club for a two years contract.

International career[]

Ernest Sugira made his debut for Rwanda at the age of 22 against Benin in September 2013 for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match. He scored his first international goal against the Mozambique national football team in 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Maputo. In January 2016, he played the 2016 African Nations Championship in Rwanda and scored 3 goals in 4 matches. He led Rwanda to the knock-out stages of a major competition for the first time in their history by scoring a brace against the Gabon national football team. He was eventually named the Man of the match. Although he found the back of the net again as Rwanda national football team played its quarter final match against the DR Congo national football team, it did not suffice as the host went on to lose 2-1 in extra time. However, Ernest Sugira was included in the team of the tournament. On 26 January 2021 in CAMEROON, LIMBE stadium; SUGIRA scored a brace in 3-2 win against TOGO in the last match of group stage of 2021 African Nations championship and for another time SUGIRA qualified his native country to the quarter final of the tournament.

International goals[]

Scores and results list Rwanda's goal tally first.[7]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 14 June 2015 Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique  Mozambique 1–0 1–0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2. 28 August 2015 Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda  Ethiopia 1–0 3–1 Friendly
3. 20 January 2016  Gabon 2–0 2–1 2016 African Nations Championship
4. 30 January 2016  DR Congo 1–1 1-2 2016 African Nations Championship
5. 29 March 2016  Mauritius 2–0 5–0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]]
8. 11 June 2017 Barthélemy Boganda Stadium, Bangui, Central African Republic  Central African Republic 1–1 1–2 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
9. 18 September 2019 Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo  DR Congo 1 3–2 Friendly
10. 22 September 2019 Tigray Stadium, Mekelle, Ethiopia  Ethiopia 1–0 1–0 2020 African Nations Championship qualification
11. 19 October 2019 Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda 1–1 1–1

12 rwanda vs Togo in Cameroon

References[]

  1. ^ http://asia.eurosport.com/football/ernest-sugira_prs368962/person.shtml
  2. ^ http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=player&id=312690
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ http://www.comesaria.org/site/en/news_details.php?chaine=apr-defeat-as-muhanga-in-a-dramatic-penalty-shoot-out&id_news=30416&id_article=119[dead link]
  5. ^ http://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/article/2014-09-13/180859/
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Sugira, Ernest". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 January 2017.

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