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;62 years ago (1963)
Ground Stade Huye
Butare, Rwanda
Capacity10,000
ChairmanJean Damascène Maniraguha
ManagerSébastien Ndayishimiye
League Rwanda Premier League
2024–25 5th
Website http://www.mukuravictorysport.rw

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.

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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
CompetitionMatchesWDLGFGA
African Cup Winners' Cup 12318925
CAF Cup 411224
CAF Confederation Cup 623123
Total2265111332
SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
1982 African Cup Winners' Cup First round Flag of Tanzania.svg Pan African 0-40-40-8
1987 African Cup Winners' Cup First round Flag of Egypt.svg Tersana 1-10-51-6
1988 African Cup Winners' Cup Preliminary round Flag of Eswatini.svg Mbabane Highlanders 5-10-35-4
First round Flag of Kenya.svg Gor Mahia 0-10-10-2
1993 African Cup Winners' Cup Preliminary round Flag of Tanzania.svg Pamba 1-21-02-2 (a)
1994 CAF Cup First round Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg AS Bantous 0-01-21-2
2000 CAF Cup First round Flag of Ethiopia.svg Awassa Kenema 1-00-21-2
2001 African Cup Winners' Cup First round Flag of Burundi.svg Atlético Olympic 1-00-31-3
2018/19 CAF Confederation Cup Preliminary round Flag of South Africa.svg Free State Stars 1-00-01-0
First round Flag of Sudan.svg El Hilal SC El Obeid 0-00-00-0 (5-4 p)
Play-off round Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Hilal Club Omdurman 1-00-31-3

CECAFA competitions

SeasonRoundClubScoreAggregate
2019 Kagame Interclub Cup Group round Flag of Tanzania.svg Azam 0-14th place
Group round Flag of Kenya.svg Bandari 2-2
Group round Flag of Uganda.svg KCCA 1-2

Current squad

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

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

Technical staff


NamePosition
Flag of Argentina.svg Afhamia Lotfi(Head coach
NshimiyimanaCanisius Assistant coach
Flag of Rwanda.svg kabalisa calliopeGoalkeepers' Coach
Flag of Rwanda.svg Ndayisenga LabanTeam Doctor
Flag of Rwanda.svg Jean eric BizimanaTeam Physio

Management

NamePosition
Flag of Rwanda.svg Yves NyirigiraPresident
Flag of Rwanda.svg Mutuyimana Jean PaulVice President
Flag of Rwanda.svg Musoni ProtaisManaging Director
Flag of Rwanda.svg Umuhoza DelphineTreasurer

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 the 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