Mukura Victory Sports F.C.

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Mukura Victory Sports et Loisirs
Mukura Victory logo.png
Full nameMukura Victory Sports et Loisirs Football Club
Founded1963; 58 years ago (1963)
GroundStade Huye
Butare, Rwanda
Capacity20,000
ChairmanUnkown
ManagerRodolfo Zapata[1]
LeagueRwanda Premier League
2019–204th
WebsiteClub website

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.

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[]

  • Rwanda National Football League:
    • Runners-up (3):[2] , ,
  • Rwandan Cup:
    • Winners (5): 1978, 1986, 1990, 1992, 2018[3]
    • Runners-up (4): 1987, 1999, 2005, 2009

Performance in CAF & CECAFA competitions[]

CAF competitions[]

As of 27 March 2021
Competition Matches W D L GF GA
African Cup Winners' Cup 12 3 1 8 9 25
CAF Cup 4 1 1 2 2 4
CAF Confederation Cup 6 2 3 1 2 3
Total 22 6 5 11 13 32
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[4]
1 DF Rwanda RWA
2 FW Rwanda RWA
3 FW Rwanda RWA
4 GK Rwanda RWA
5 DF Rwanda RWA
6 MF Rwanda RWA
7 FW Rwanda RWA
8 FW Nigeria NGA
9 MF Burundi BDI
10 GK Rwanda RWA
11 DF Rwanda RWA
12 DF Rwanda RWA
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 FW Ghana GHA
14 FW Nigeria NGA
15 DF Rwanda RWA
16 MF Rwanda RWA
17 DF Rwanda RWA
18 DF Rwanda RWA
19 DF Cameroon CMR
20 DF Rwanda RWA
21 MF Rwanda RWA
22 FW Rwanda RWA
23 MF Rwanda RWA
24 DF Rwanda RWA

Technical Staff[]

Head Coach Mukura Victory Sports

[5]

Name Position
Argentina Rodolfo Zapata Head Coach
Venezuela Assistant Coach
Rwanda - Goalkeepers' Coach
Rwanda Rwabuneza Richard Team Doctor
Rwanda Nshimyumuremyi Baptiste Team Physio

Management[]

Name Position
Rwanda Nizeyimana Olivier President resigned
Rwanda Sakindi Eugène Vice President
Rwanda Siboyintore Théodate Secretary General
Rwanda Mutemberezi Paulin Treasurer

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. ^ "Umunya-Argentine Zapata yagizwe umutoza wa Mukura VS". www.kigalitoday.com.
  2. ^ "Rwanda - List of Champions". rsssf.com. rsssf.com. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Rwanda: Mukura wins Peace Cup, qualify for Confed Cup". www.cafonline.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  4. ^ ferwafa.rw
  5. ^ http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.ivan-jacky.minnaert.287853.en.html[bare URL]

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