AS Kigali coach defiant despite midweek defeat

AS Kigali Coach Gasambungo leading his team in a prayer before the league game against Mukura. Times Sport/T. Kisambira

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Despite losing 2-1 to visitors Mukura in the ninth round of the Turbo King Football League season on Tuesday, surprise early pace-setters AS Kigali head coach says his side is still going strong and will bounce back soon.
Andrew Gasambungo told Times Sport after the match on Tuesday that his players are still enjoying themselves at the top of the table and the City of Kigali-sponsored team is under no pressure even as they are now just a point clear at the summit.
Tuesday’s result was AS Kigali’s second defeat in the last nine games, and the team now has 21 points, a point ahead of APR FC.
The City of Kigali side dominated the first half and scored first through striker Bodo Ndikumana on the 20th minute, but Mukura responded in an emphatic way with two goals in second half.
Nelson Minani scored the equaliser 12 minutes after the break, while Hussein Cyiza Mugabo put the game beyond AS Kigali’s reach with a beauty on 65 minutes.
Asked whether his team was starting to crack under pressure, with local giants APR, Kiyovu, Rayon Sports and Police all breathing down their necks, Gasambungo said, “I feel no pressure at all.”
He added, “Of course no one likes to lose, but for us this defeat does not come with any pressure. We are still at the top, and we have learned lessons from the last couple of games, including today’s.”
But Gasambungo acknowledged the challenge they have on their hands, especially with the league proving to get more competitive by the day.
“We’re just savouring every moment we spend at the top, we know we are not guaranteed of the top spot, we know the big boys are right behind us. We’re still a young team, the players will need time to get used to being at the top and stay there until the end, but that’s maybe for the future,” he conceded.
Michel Ndahinduka fired APR to within one point of leaders AS Kigali, scoring the lone goal in their fixture against Musanze on Tuesday.
SC Kiyovu jumped into third position with 18 points after beating Sam Ssimbwa’s Police FC 2-0, thanks to goals from Hussein Habimana and Ali Musa.
Defending champions Rayon Sports suffered their second defeat in four days, after falling 2-1 to bottom-half side Etincelles.
Yussuf Kayihura Chami and Arafat Bahame scored for the Rubavu-based outfit, while Meddie Kagere scored the consolation for the Blues, who consequently slipped to fifth place with 16 points – five points behind leaders AK Kigali.

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Byukusenge confident ahead of Sunday’s Tour du Rwanda

Team Rwanda riders in training in Musanze ahead of the 2013 Tour du Rwanda which begins on Sunday. The New Times / Courtesy.

Team Rwandan captain Nathan Byukusenge is a confident man ahead of the team’s participation in the Tour du Rwanda 2013 edition due on Sunday.

Rwanda will field three teams, Akagera, Muhabura and Kalisimbi – each with five riders.

Byukusenge, who will particularly ride for Team Kalisimbi, said that all riders are eagerly awaiting the tour after having a great time during preparations.

“We are ready for the tour after several months of training. We made major improvements during our preparations and are looking forward to a successful tour,” he said. “This year’s edition will be special. We have three teams and all the riders are in good form and are confident to stage one of their best tour performances.”

 He added: “We promise strong performance compared to our last outing when we finished tenth. It will be hard but we have to win and hope that all our teams will go on the road with that in mind,” added Byukusenge.

Rwanda’s top rider Adrien Niyonshuti will feature for his South African side Samsung MTN Qhubeka. Niyonshuti finished ninth in an 894.8km race during the 2012 edition which was won by Lill Daren from Team South Africa.

In a related development, Tanzania has named a five-man team to represent the country in this year’s edition of Tour du Rwanda.

The national team manager, Nicola Morganti, said on Tuesday that the riders were identified during the national cycling championships held two months ago in Dodoma.

He said the Tour de Rwanda event will be useful for Tanzanian riders as they prepare for the next continental championships to be held in Egypt later this year.

He also said that currently the five riders are undergoing intensive training at their respective clubs.

Some of the riders that Morganti will count on are professional rider Laizer Richard (based in South Africa), national champion Hamisi Hussein Mkoma, and Gerald Konda.

This is the second time Tanzania riders will be competing in Tour de Rwanda and Morganti said he is confident his team will perform well.

Apart from Rwanda and Tanzania, other teams expected for the  Tour du Rwanda 2013 include; UCI Continental Centre (South Africa), Ethiopia, Egypt, Kenya, Algeria, Gabon, DR Congo, Team As Be Co of Eritrea, Novo Nordisk (USA), Team Avia Crabbe (Belgium) and Rhone Alpes (France).

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Competition to search for proposed music school students kicks off

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THE national competition to pick the best students to join the proposed school of music in Nyundo, Rubavu District, officially began last Saturday in Karongi District.

Riderman

Jacques Muligande, aka Mighty Popo, the school’s music director said that each district will be represented by 8 candidates in the national competition. 

The Workforce Development Authority (WDA) sponsored search will be crowned with a selection of the best four candidates from each district at a grand finale slated for December 21 at Petit Stade.

At the end of the competition at least 36 students are expected to start training in different music categories by January next year.

Criteria for selecting the best students according to Muligande, will be based on one’s talent in singing, knowledge on some cultural/modern musical instruments,  passion and having completed the 9 year basic education among others.

WDA has engaged local music experts to be judges during the competition.

Ecole d’art de Nyundo, a renowned art school located in Rubavu District (Western Province), has been under renovation. This follows the government’s initiative through WDA to earmark Rwf500m for the promotion and professionalisation of the art industry in Rwanda.

WDA has also partnered with local artistes like Riderman and Knowles in an intensive campaign to market Technical and Vocation Education Training (TVET) in a bid to demonstrate that music is a good profession like any other professions.

WDA has also started collaborating with International music experts in curriculum development, purchasing modern training equipment, setting entrance requirements and management of the music training centre. One of them is Dr. Thomas Salter from Scotland. Salter has worked for 20 years as a professional musician and owns a musical band ‘the Peatbog Faeries’ one of Scotland’s best known names in contemporary folk music.

According to the Director General of WDA Jerome Gasana, the future plan is to expand the school with many options in music for potential singers, managers, producers and other careers for a formal music industry

Nyundo Art School currently has 220 students, training in wood sculpture, ceramics and graphic design.