Marines F.C.

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Marines
Full nameMarines Football Club
Ground Umuganda Stadium
Gisenyi, Rwanda
Capacity5,000
League Rwanda Premier League
2022–23 12th

Marines Football Club is an association football club from Gisenyi, Rwanda. The team currently competes in the Rwanda National Football League, [1] and plays its home games at the Umuganda Stadium.

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References

  1. "Rwanda - Marines FC - Results and fixtures - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.