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Full name | Kiyovu Sports Association |
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Nickname(s) | Kiyovu Sports |
Founded | 1964 |
Ground | Mumena Stadium Kigali, Rwanda |
Capacity | 15,000 |
Chairman | David NKURUNZIZA |
Manager | Joslin Bipfubusa |
League | Rwanda Premier League |
2023–24 | 6th |
Website | Club website |
Kiyovu Sports Association, more commonly known as S.C. Kiyovu Sports, Kiyovu Sports or Kiyovu, is an association football club based in Kigali, Rwanda. The team currently competes in the Rwanda National Football League, and plays its home games at Mumena Stadium or Amahoro Stadium. The club's reserve team currently competes in the Rwandan Third Division. [1] The club has won seven league titles, three trophies, and one super cup, and was the only Rwandan club to go a whole season unbeaten in 1990.
Kiyovu Sport Club was the first Rwanda football team to join the Football League, between 1948 and 1957. They started in the first division and were relegated only once, in 2017.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Goalkeeping coach | Djabil |
Fitness coach | Vacant |
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