Charles Tchouplaou

Rayon Sports

Full name	Rayon Sports Football Club
Nickname	Gikundiro (The Adorable One)
Founded	1968
Ground	Kigali Pelé Stadium
Capacity	7,000
Manager	Haringingo Francis
League	Rwanda Premier League
2025–26	RPL, 4th
Website	www.rayonsports.rw
Home colours Away colours

Rayon Sports Football Club is a professional football club from Nyanza, Southern province, Rwanda. It iscurrently based in Kigali. They compete in the Rwanda National Football League, and play home games at the Kigali Pele Stadium. The Amahoro Stadium is used for selected matches. For some years, its offices were located in the southern province in Nyanza District. They've won 9 league titles, 9 league cups, 2 CECAFA Kagame Cups, 9 Peace Cups, 3 Agaciro Cups, 2 Intwali Cups, 1 Kigali 100 Years' Cup and 1 Father Fraipont Memorial Tournament. The club is nicknamed Gikundiro. It boasts the largest fanbase in the country, with more than 80% of Rwandans, over 8 million people supporting Rayon Sports.^{[citation needed]}

The club was founded in May 1968 in Nyanza, but moved to the nation's capital, Kigali, in 1986, before moving back in 2012, following an agreement with the Nyanza District authorities. Gikundiro spent few months in Nyanza and returned to Kigali where it is based currently. In 2012, the club also absorbed Nyanza Football Club, which was relegated from the National Football League after the 2011–12 season.

• Rwanda National Football League: 9

1975, 1981, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2012–13, 2016–17, 2018–19

• Rwandan Cup: 11

1976, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1989, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2016, 2023

• Rwandan Super Cup: 3

2017, 2019, 2023

• CECAFA Clubs Cup: 2

1998, 2026

• CAF Champions League / African Cup of Champions Clubs : 9 appearances

1982 – Preliminary Round

1998 – First Round

1999 – Second Round

2001 – Preliminary Round

2003 – First Round

2005 – Preliminary Round

2014 – Preliminary Round

2018 – First Round

2020 – Preliminary Round

• CAF Confederation Cup: 4 appearances

2006 – First Round

2008 – First Round

2017 – Second Round

2018 – Quarter-finals

• CAF Cup: 2 appearances

1993 – Preliminary Round

2002 – Quarter-finals

• CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 4 appearances

1990 – First Round

1994 – Second Round

1996 – First Round

2000 – Second Round

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. Nation Player 2 DF  RWA Alexandre Bikorimana 3 DF  RWA Obed Uwumukiza 4 MF  BDI Akbar Muderi 5 DF  RWA Emmanuel Nshimiyimana 6 MF  RWA Christian Nisingizwe 7 FW  TOG Atisso Kodjo 8 MF  NIG Ibrahim Djingarey 10 MF  MLI Issa Djiguiba 11 FW  CAF Boris Gbenou 12 FW  RWA Mubaraka Nizeyimana 13 FW  RWA Didier Ndayishimiye 16 DF  RWA Elie Ganijuru 18 DF  CHA Charles Tchouplaou 19 DF  COD Abbel Matumona

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 MF  RWA Fabio Nkudimana 21 FW  RWA Daniel Muhoza 22 DF  RWA Didier Nshuti 24 MF  COD Tony Kitoga 25 FW  CMR Junior Kameni 26 MF  COD Gloire Tambwe 27 MF  RWA Ami Uwimana 28 DF  RWA Fabrice Nshimimana 29 DF  RWA Alpha Niyonzakrera 32 GK  RWA Yves Mugisha 33 GK  RWA Christian Muvunyi 35 GK  CMR Dande Junior 39 DF  RWA Zuberi Hakizimana 40 FW  RWA Elie Iradukunda

• Longin Rudasingwa (1995–2000)
• René Kalimunda (2007–2008)
• Raoul Shungu (2009)
• Tierry Hitimana
• Baptiste Kayiranga
• Fatikaramu
• Kanyankore Gilbert Youndé
• Didier Gomes Da Rosa (2012–2013)
• Jean Marie Ntagwabira
• Luc Eymael
• David Donadei
• Ivan Minnaert (2015-2016)
• Juma Masudi (2016–2017)
• Karekezi Olivier (2017–2018)
• Ivan Minnaert (2018)
• Roberto Oliveira Goncalves do Carmo (2018–)
• Javier Martinez Espinosa (September 2019 – December 2019)
• Casa Bungo André (December 2019 – May 2020)
• Guy Bukasa (May 2020 – 2022)
• Haringingo Francis (2022–2023)

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