Full name | Amagaju Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | AMAGAJU FC " Inkuba Zesa" |
Founded | 1935 |
Ground | Stade ya Nyamagabe (Nyagisenyi) Gikongoro,Nyamagabe District, Gasaka Sector Rwanda |
Capacity | 1,000[ citation needed ] |
Chairman | Paul Nshimiyumuremyi |
League | Rwanda National Football League Division 1 |
2023–2024 | 8th |
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